The Speedicut Papers: Book 1 (1821-1848) : Flashman’s Secret

✍ Scribed by Christopher Joll

• Book ID: 112874644
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 192 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781477241868
• ASIN: B00BPWN9SM

✦ Synopsis

The Speedicut Papers recount the life, loves and adventures of Jasper Speedicut: charmer, sexual libertine, reluctant hero – and friend of the self-styled Brigadier General Sir Harry Flashman VC. They are also a unique account of events during the second half of the 19th century in the British Empire and beyond. Comprising a series of linked adventures and anecdotes, The Speedicut Papers not only lift the lid on a veritable cesspit of upper class debauchery that makes Downton Abbey look like a vicarage tea party, but expose the fact that Flashman was nothing more than a remittance man and a plagiarising fraud.

The first book in the ten volume series, Flashman’s Secret, throws light onto some very murky corners of 19th century history including the early careers of the notorious courtesan, Lola Montez, and Sweeney Todd, the ‘Demon Barber of Fleet Street’. New insights are also provided into the formation of the IRA, the First Afghan War, the acquisition by the British crown of the cursed Koh-i-Noor diamond, the planning of the Great Exhibition and the Charge of the Light Brigade. If this were not enough, Flashman’s Secret also reveals the true story behind The Prisoner of Zenda, Nelson’s actual last words and the existence of a sinister and murderous secret society at the heart of the British establishment.

In the nine subsequent volumes that await publication, The Speedicut Papers will reveal the truth about many previously unexplained historical incidents including the hitherto undiscovered connection between Jack the Ripper and Dr Crippen.