Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser
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Flashman, later used by George MacDonald Fraser, is a notorious fictional bully from Victorian-era school stories who was reimagined as a cowardly yet oddly successful antihero in a popular historical adventure series.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flashman | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Harry Flashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
adventure fiction
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comic novel ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | George MacDonald Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | school bully archetype ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Victorian-era school stories ⓘ |
| characterType | satirical figure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
George MacDonald Fraser
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expelledFor | drunkenness ⓘ |
| fictionalNationality | British ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Flashman Papers series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Brown stories ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAuthor | Thomas Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | Tom Brown’s School Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry Paget Flashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | Tom Brown’s School Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being present at many major 19th-century historical events ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | subversion of traditional Victorian heroism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | pastiche memoir ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
bully
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cowardice ⓘ opportunism ⓘ self-preservation ⓘ womanizing ⓘ |
| occupation | British Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | cowardly yet successful soldier ⓘ |
| reimaginedBy | George MacDonald Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reimaginedFirstBook | Flashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reimaginedFirstBookYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| reimaginedInWorkSeries | The Flashman Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolAttended | Rugby School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | The Flashman Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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