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Was Flashman's world really no place for a girl?

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From: The Independent - London
Date: 20080105
Author:HERMIONE EYRE

Women, to Flashman, are either sweet imbeciles, or - bless their black hearts - deceitful strippers. Small wonder, then, that the Flashman books of George Macdonald Fraser are not generally thought to have many female fans.

Of the many messages on the BBC's website yesterday expressing sadness at the author's recent death, only 6 per cent came with female names appended. Nevertheless, he had quite an impact on some of us. Aged 13, I was sent to Rugby School. My parents thought I was desperate to use the new art and technology block. As if! In fact, I was desperate to meet Flashman. For a ...

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