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Flash for Freedom! is a 1971 historical picaresque novel by George MacDonald Fraser, notable for thrusting its antihero into the brutal realities of the 19th-century slave trade.
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Flash for Freedom! ranks #55 of 238 in the Picaresque Novel ranking, behind The Sot-Weed Factor, ahead of Roderick Random.
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What historical events are featured in *Flash for Freedom!*?
*Flash for Freedom!* thrusts the cowardly antihero Harry Flashman into the brutal realities of the 19th-century transatlantic slave trade. The plot deeply involves the anti-slavery campaigns led by figures modeled after real-life abolitionists.
Where does *Flash for Freedom!* take place?
The novel begins in London but quickly moves to the west coast of Africa aboard a slave ship, and eventually to New Orleans. Flashman finds himself navigating the antebellum American South before attempting to escape via the Underground Railroad.
Is *Flash for Freedom!* based on real historical figures?
Yes, author George MacDonald Fraser heavily researched the era, featuring real-life historical figures like the British naval officer James Brooke and the famous abolitionist James G. Birney. The realism of these characters grounds Flashman's outlandish adventures.
What is the reading order of the Flashman Papers?
*Flash for Freedom!* is the third book in the Flashman Papers series, published in 1971. It follows *Royal Flash* and precedes *Flashman at the Charge* in publication order.
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