The entire Flashman series. I was pointed at it by a Hitchens piece. It’s historical adventure fiction potboilers about the British Army in the Victorian age; pretty lightweight, but the author has gone to some pains to make it as historically accurate as possible, with footnotes. I’m moving house at present and it’s a nice diversion between packing boxes, and an easy way to learn a bit of history.
The entire Flashman series. I was pointed at it by a Hitchens piece. It’s historical adventure fiction potboilers about the British Army in the Victorian age; pretty lightweight, but the author has gone to some pains to make it as historically accurate as possible, with footnotes. I’m moving house at present and it’s a nice diversion between packing boxes, and an easy way to learn a bit of history.