Flashman and the Dragon Flashman and the Dragon Flashman and the Dragon is a 1985 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the eighth of the Flashman novels. Presented within the frame of the supposedly discovered historical Flashman Papers, this book describes the bully Flashman from "Tom Brown's School Days". The papers are attributed to Flashman, who is not only the bully featured in Thomas Hughes' novel, but also a well-known Victorian military hero. The book begins with an explanatory note detailing the discovery of these papers. The present novel takes place shortly after Flashman's service with John Brown in the United States (detailed
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005 film) The start of the film includes real historical events which are not in the book: Dr. Arnold closing down the school hunt; Dr. Arnold complaining that before his time, there were no masters in the school overnight to keep the boys in order. "Tom Brown's Schoolday's" was met positively by the critics. It was called "a flash of evil genius" by "The Daily Express", "one of the best TV adaptations of an English classic I have seen" by "The Daily Mail"; "The Radio Times" said that "viewers of every political colour will find much to delight them in Tom Brown's