Flashman & the Angel of the Lord: From the Flashman Papers, 1858-59 Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

Flashman & the Angel of the Lord: From the Flashman Papers, 1858-59 Plot Summary

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Flashman & the Angel of the Lord by George MacDonald Fraser follows the adventures of Sir Harry Flashman as he serves against his will as John Brown's military advisor for the assault on Harper's Ferry.

At age 89, Sir Harry Flashman tells about his misadventures after completing service in India, when he wants only to return home to England and be knighted. Indiscretions with two women, however, bring him back to the U.S., where warrants remain for him from ten years earlier under a variety of aliases, particularly Beauchamp Millward Comber. Flashy must reach the British consulate in Washington, but is seized by two sets of fanatics who want him to serve as John Brown's military advisor—one, Crixus and the Underground Railroad, wanting Brown to succeed; the other, Atropos and Kuklos, wanting Brown to fail. Before Flashy can join Brown, he is blackmailed into cooperating with a third interested party—the...
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