Black Ajax
1997 novel by George MacDonald Fraser
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| Author | George MacDonald Fraser |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | historical |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1997 |
Black Ajax is a historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser based on the career of Tom Molineaux.
The father of Harry Flashman appears as a major character although the book is not part of the official Flashman series.[1]
As in those novels, several real life characters are depicted including:
- Tom Molineaux
- Bill Richmond
- Tom Cribb
- George IV
- Beau Brummel
- Pierce Egan
- Harriette Wilson
- Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
References
- ^ "The Arts: A FAREWELL TO FLIPPANCY INTERVIEW George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman's chronicler, tells Max Davidson why he has written his first tragedy at 72". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 June 1997. p. 5. ProQuest 317697453.
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Works by George MacDonald Fraser
- Flashman (1969)
- Royal Flash (1970)
- Flash for Freedom! (1971)
- Flashman at the Charge (1973)
- Flashman in the Great Game (1975)
- Flashman's Lady (1977)
- Flashman and the Redskins (1982)
- Flashman and the Dragon (1985)
- Flashman and the Mountain of Light (1990)
- Flashman and the Angel of the Lord (1994)
- Flashman and the Tiger (1999)
- Flashman on the March (2005)
- Mr American (1980)
- The Pyrates (1983)
- The Candlemass Road (1993)
- Black Ajax (1997)
- The Reavers (2007)
- Captain in Calico (2015)
- The General Danced at Dawn (1970)
- McAuslan in the Rough (1974)
- The Sheikh and the Dustbin (1988)
- The Steel Bonnets (1971)
- The Hollywood History of the World (1988, revised 1996)
- Quartered Safe Out Here (1992)
- The Light's on at Signpost (2002)
- The Three Musketeers (1973)
- The Four Musketeers (1974)
- Royal Flash (1975)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
- Force 10 from Navarone (1978) (uncredited)
- Ashanti (1979) (uncredited)
- Superman II (1980) (uncredited)
- Octopussy (1983)
- Red Sonja (1985)
- Casanova (1987) (TV)
- The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
