The first book in the Flashman Papers series.
The Flashman Papers 1839-1842 Volume One:
Flashman, soldier, duellist, lover, imposter, coward, cad and hero, triumphs in this first instalment of The Flashman Papers. His adventures as the reluctant secret agent in Afghanistan and his entry into the exclusive company of Lord Cardigan's Hussars culminate in his foulest hour -- his part in the historic disaster of the Retreat from Kabul. This is the story of a blackguard who enjoyed villainy for its own sake. Shameless, exciting and funny, Flashman's deplorable odyssey is observed with the cynical eye of a scoundrel who was honest only in reporting what he saw. He makes all other black sheep look respectable grey.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

some time Friday morning but my ETA is unsure

A friend has been highly recommending this series to me, and then Edmund Capon chose Flashman as his pick on the recent First Tuesday Bookclub special "Cads and Bounders", and then there was the book this morning in the basket at Lilliblack Cafe. I took the cosmic hint, and picked the book up. (There were another two Flashman books still left in the basket. If I like this one enough, and if I find the time, I might return for them one day...)

Left in the Little Library at the church, on the Seaview St side.

Happy hunting/reading!