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Referenced as a comparison for how Tom's character Gorgo appears at key historical events - 'a bit like Flashman pops up in all the key events in Victorian history' - referring to the historical fiction series.

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Referenced as having 'a great scene' depicting the burning of the Summer Palace during the Second Opium War, with the pathos of the European negotiators' treatment described as 'absolutely superbly done'

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Referenced as a comparison to Churchill's life - 'it's like Flashman, isn't it? It's like the very Flashman pops up in every major campaign going'

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Mentioned in the context of discussing Lola Montes - the speaker says 'One other famous person she has an affair with, of course, is Flashman' and 'that's how I became acquainted with Lola Montes, I have to say, is Flashman' - referring to the historical fiction series.

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Mentioned as 'the very first Flashman book' - described as how some listeners may have first encountered the First Afghan War story

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The first Flashman novel, mentioned as providing the theme about the disaster of the Afghan war