FlashmanandtheDragon:FromtheFlashmanPapers,1860(Flashman10)
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollinsUK
- 出版时间 2006年2月
- ISBN 9780007217212
- 定价 82.00
内容简介
HarryFlashman:theunrepentantbullyofTomBrown'sschooldays,nowwithaVictoriaCross,hasthreemaintalents--horsemanship,facilitywithforeignlanguagesandfornication.Areluctantmilitaryhero,Flashmanplaysakeypartinmostofthedefiningmilitarycampaignsofthe19thcentury,despitetryinghisutmosttoescapethemall.'Whenallothertrustsfail,turntoFlashman'AbrahamLincolnInChinain1860,alotofpeoplemistakenlyputtheirtrustinFlashman:theEnglishvicar'sdaughterwithhercargoofopium;LordElgininsearchofanintelligencechief;theEmperor'sravishingconcubine,seekingachampioninherstrugglesforpower;andSzu-Zhan,thefemalebanditcolossus,aspractisedintheartsofloveasintheartsofwar.TheywerenottoknowthatbehindhisVictoriaCross,HarryFlashmanwasabasecowardandacharlatan.Theytookhimatfacevalue.Andhetookthem,forallhecould,whileChinaseethedthroughthebloodiestcivilwarinhistoryandtheBritishandFrencharmieshackedtheirwaytotheheartoftheForbiddenCity!
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