“Elgin himself looked ten years younger, now that he’d cast the die, but I thought exuberance had got the better of him when he strode into the saloon later, threw The Origin of Species on the table and announced: "It’s… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“In her, ignorance and stupidity formed a perfect shield against the world: this, I suppose, is innocence. It” — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“You never know what to expect on encountering royalty. I've seen 'em stark naked except for wings of peacock feathers (Empress of China), giggling… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“I think little of people who will deny their history because it doesn't present the picture they would like.” — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“The advantage to being a wicked bastard is that everyone pesters the Lord on your behalf; if volume of prayers from my saintly enemies… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“...and suddenly, without the slightest volition on my part, there was the most crashing discharge of wind, like the report of a mortar. My… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“Walking the plank is a Victorian fiction, and I will not have it on my ship!” — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“I was sufficiently recovered from my nervous condition – or else the booze was beginning to work – to be able to discuss with… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
There's a point, you know, where treachery is so complete and unashamed that it becomes statesmanship. — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
I'm as religious as the next man - which is to say I'll keep in with the local parson for form's sake and read… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
I've been a Danish prince, a Texas slave-dealer, an Arab sheik, a Cheyenne Dog Soldier, and a Yankee navy lieutenant in my time, among… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“Thats what you young chaps have to remember. When u run, RUN! Full speed. Don't dither or dally even for an instant. let terror… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
