![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They were eventually persuaded to publish by HarperCollins, their father’s publisher. The manuscript was found by Fraser’s three children when they cleared out their parents’ home following the death of their mother. “Indeed, we thought long and hard before allowing it to be published, and are only doing so because we believe that, as an early work, Captain in Calico is a delightful curiosity, one which we hope will provide fans of GMF with a fascinating insight into the inspirations and creative impulses that turned him into such a fine novelist.” ![]() “Captain in Calico would probably be even less likely to find a publisher today than 60 years ago, and we do not want readers to be deceived into thinking it is vintage George MacDonald Fraser, and of the standard of the Flashman novels, or the McAuslan short stories,” said the author’s daughter, Caro Fraser. Vintage Fraser it is not, the author’s family candidly admit, though “Captain in Calico”, about real-life pirate John “Calico Jack” Rackham, is still a “cracking little story”. Seven years after his death, a forgotten novel, written 60 years ago and found locked away in a fireproof safe in his old study, is finally to make it into print. ![]()
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