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Flashman and the Mountain of Light: From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46 Summary & Study Guide Description
Flashman and the Mountain of Light: From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46 Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Flashman and the Mountain of Light: From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46 Plot Summary
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The novel Flashman and the Mountain of Light is one of a series of novels posing as the memoirs of Sir Harry Flashman. This novel, the "ninth packet" of the Flashman Papers, chronicles Flashman's adventures in the First Sikh War. Through an unbelievable series of events Flashman, acting as a spy in the Punjabi capital, meets a series of unforgettable characters, some who equal his own capacities for debauchery and cowardice.
The novel begins in 1887 when Flashman and his wife Elspeth have an audience with Queen Victoria. The Queen asks Flashman's advice concerning the Koh-i-Noor, the largest diamond in the world at that time, and the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations. Hearing of the diamond takes Flashman back in time over forty years to the First Sikh War.
Flashman arrives in India and soon acts to get assigned as a political service officer because he thinks the job will be...
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