The adventures of Harry Flashman, mostly by George MacDonald Fraser.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Mr American"
Not really a Flashman novel, but it does feature Harry Flashman as a major character, and uses the same technique of conveying the feel of a historically-interesting context — in this case, England just before the outbreak of the First World War — through the exploits of an only-just-fictional character. And Mark Franklin is definitely not Flashman, which makes a refreshing change.
I do miss the footnotes, though! Their lack makes it less obvious which details are fictional and which aren't — although that did give me an excuse to go away and read about the events it's talking about in more detail, and perhaps that was the intent. Highly recommended.
ISBN 0006470181.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman on the March"
The final Flashman book, set in Abyssinia. Lots of historical detail.
ISBN 000719739X.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman and the Tiger"
A novella and two short stories. The middle one's the best; the third (a Sherlock Holmes crossover) is amusing.
ISBN 0006513670.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman and the Angel of the Lord"
The Harper's Ferry Raid. Splendid amounts of lampshading.
ISBN 0006490239.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman and the Redskins"
Another advantage of this series' grand plan is that it's not tied to places the British Army were involved -- so this time we're with the Apaches in the US.
I was expecting something along the lines of the revelation in the second part but not what actually happened... and it's a bit surprising this is the first time it's come up in the series!
ISBN 0006178014.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman and the Dragon"
A bit of Chinese history I knew nothing about.
I've been wondering if there would be a better way to present the historical notes in this series -- some of them are getting very long and detailed by now!
ISBN 0006173403.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman in the Great Game"
The Sepoy Mutiny. Not a pleasant read but does an excellent job of conveying what it must have been like. Some impressive plot gymnastics are required to get Flashman to all the relevant places on time.
ISBN 0006176771.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flashman's Lady"
Introduces bits of Elspeth's diary as a conceit, which works nicely.
ISBN 0330255355.
George MacDonald Fraser, "Flash for Freedom!"
Flashman gets shanghaied into the slave trade -- and then into the anti-slavery movement.
ISBN 0330233211.
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