Black Ajax is a historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser based on the career of Tom Molineaux. The father of Harry Flashman appears as a major character although the book is not part of the official Flashman series. As in those novels, several real life characters are depicted including: * Tom Molineaux * Bill Richmond * Tom Cribb * George IV * Beau Brummel * Pierce Egan * Harriette Wilson * Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort