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2 days ago · Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917.
4 days ago · Ian Fleming (born May 28, 1908, London, England—died August 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent) was a suspense-fiction novelist whose character James Bond, the stylish, high-living British secret service agent 007, became one of the most successful and widely imitated heroes of 20th-century popular fiction. The son of a Conservative MP and the ...
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Jul 25, 2024 · Interestingly enough, the author of the Bond books, Ian Fleming, was involved in Operation Postmaster at the time. He worked with Gubbins – whose own codename was ‘M’ – sound familiar?
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1 day ago · No. of books. 14. James Bond is a literary franchise comprising a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by Ian Fleming, a British author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. The protagonist of the series, James Bond, is a British Secret Service agent, often referred to by his code name 007.
Jul 25, 2024 · Ian Fleming was responsible for a cover story that denied Allied involvement, but stated that the British navy had spotted an unidentified vessel and investigated. The good fortune of its heroes ...
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Jul 16, 2024 · Filled with wit, humour and verve, Vaseem Khan brings his vibrant and dynamic style to one of Ian Fleming’s most beloved characters. Q Branch – the Secret Service department responsible for weapons and gadgets – was first introduced in Ian Fleming’s groundbreaking Casino Royale and featured throughout the James Bond books.
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6 days ago · 12 August marks 60 years since the death of Ian Fleming at 58. And, six decades on, the words ‘Bond, James Bond’ conjure an image, an institution, an industry unique in the annals of literature. Thirty million copies of his books were sold in his lifetime and 27 million the year after his death. Some of his titles have been published as ...
