At 08:24 PM 4/26/2002 -0700, Doug Hoffman, MD wrote:
>The antiheroes who "work" for me have qualities that
make them
>sympathetic. NOT necessarily likable. Some
examples:
One of the greatest anti-heroes is that great Victorian
soldier, hero, lecher, and, above all, coward, Harry
Flashman. Though he ain't hard-boiled, he's a must read for
all fans of military history. I recommend him highly. A new
Flashman novel is a cause for celebration in my world. Sort
of like the appearance of a new Travis McGee a few decades
ago.
Ray
P.S. The history in the books is painstakingly accurate,
enough so that one was once on a recommended reading list in
a college history class that I took (Flashman and the Great
Game). The author, Geo. MacDonald Fraser, is a professional
historian, whose real history writing is insufferingly dull.
These books are anything but.
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