Flashman
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Flashman is a notorious school bully from Victorian-era fiction who later became the roguish antihero of George MacDonald Fraser’s historical Flashman novels.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
ⓘ
bully ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | George MacDonald Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| basedOn | Flashman from Tom Brown’s Schooldays ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Tom Brown’s Schooldays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bullying
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cowardly ⓘ cynical ⓘ lecherous ⓘ physically brave when cornered ⓘ self-serving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
George MacDonald Fraser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Rugby School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Flashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Flashman series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Brown stories ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Tom Brown’s Schooldays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| fullName | Harry Paget Flashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryArchetype |
picaresque hero
ⓘ
roguish adventurer ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a notorious school bully
ⓘ
surviving major 19th-century historical events through luck and deceit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flash for Freedom!
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flashman NERFINISHED ⓘ Flashman and the Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Flashman and the Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ Flashman at the Charge NERFINISHED ⓘ Flashman in the Great Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Flashman on the March NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | British Army officer ⓘ |
| rank | officer ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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