Flashman and the Dragon“Flashman strikes again… Wonderful… hilarious.”—USA Today Lusting after a clergyman’s wife, smuggling opium to Hong Kong, coupling with an Amazonian woman river pirate, groveling before a ruthless warlord, and becoming the sexual plaything of the most beautiful and evil woman in the world, Harry Flashman, the supreme antihero of the Victorian era, is ready to rise to the occasion to matter what depths of dishonor he must plumb. In this uninhibited and uproarious adventure, Flashman is once again at his irascible best. |
Contents
Chapter 1 | |
The Taiping Rebellion | |
The Orchid | |
The Doctor of Letters of the Hanlin Academy | |
Glossary | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ain’t army Bannermen Big Barbarian bloody Brabazon British Bruce Canton cavalry cheroot China Chinese Chingpu Chinks colonel Concubine coolies couldn’t cries d’you damned dear deck devil didn’t doubt dragon Elgin Emperor Empress eunuchs eyes face fan-qui feet fellows Flashman Flashy French Frogs gave going grinning guns hand he’d head heard Heaven Heavenly King Hong Kong Imperial Imps Jehol Jen-kan knew ladies laughed Lee’s Loch looked lorcha Lord Lord Elgin Loyal Prince Manchoo mandarin miles Mongol Montauban Nanking never nodded Nolan opium Orchid Parkes Pekin realised remember robe round Sang says screaming seen Shanghai shot Sikhs silk Sinho Sir Harry smile soldiers staring suddenly Summer Palace sure Sushun Szu-Zhan Taiping Taiping Rebellion Taku Forts talk Tang-chao Tang-ku Tartar tell there’s thing thought took turned voice wait Wang Ward Ward’s wasn’t who’d wire jacket Wolseley wonder word Yangtse Yehonala yelling