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Who's who in spy fiction

McCormick, Donald

Literature & Fiction

Elm Tree Books

The master book of spies;: The world of espionage, master spies, tortures, interrogations, spy equipment, escapes, codes & how you can become a spy,

F.Watts

Through his fictional creation, James Bond, Ian Fleming achieved world-wide fame. Fleming has been seen as the archetype for Bond, the jaunty, womanizing secret agent, a somewhat self-indulgent Englishman given to rich man's pursuits. In this book Donald McCormick, who knew Ian Fleming well, sets out to disprove the stereotype playboy image. Fleming was one of four brothers. His father, a Conservative MP with a Scottish background, was killed in the Army in 1917, when Ian was nine. Consequently his mother, a dominant personality, exerted a strong influence on him. After Eton, Fleming went on to Sandhurst, but withdrew to try for the Foreign Office. He failed to enter the latter and subsequently worked in the City. In the war he came into his own and served with distinction, notably as Personal Assistant to the Director of British Naval Intelligence, with the rank of commander - signing his memoranda with the code-name '17F'. After the war he became foreign manager for Kemsley Newspapers. Following his much-acclaimed first novel, Casino Royale, published in 1953, Bond books appeared regularly until his death in 1964. Donald McCormick reaches far and wide in this illuminating account of Ian Fleming's remarkable life, covering his wartime exploits and successful journalistic career as well as his marriage to Anne Rothermere and life at Goldeneye, his house in Jamaica. He shows Fleming as steadfast and loyal to others, but also as a restless man always seeking new talents in himself. Fleming's command of pace and innate romanticism, vital ingredients in his fiction, were ever present too in his many lifetime relationships and activities.

17F: The Life of Ian Fleming

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Peter Owen Ltd

The Hell-Fire Club

SPHERE

Who's Who in Spy Fiction

Taplinger

Who's Who In Spy Fiction

Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide biographical details on famous and lesser-known writers of spy fiction as well as surveys of their works and assessments of their contribution to the literary genre

Spy Fiction: A Connoisseur's Guide

Fletcher, Katy

FACTS ON FILE+

A lively and informative book on the nature and unique place of erotica in past and present literature. Covers the history of erotica, including the era of erotic memoirs; an A-Z listing of erotic authors, with biographical and critical material on each; and a glossary of pertinent terms. 263 pages. paper-covered boards, dust jacket.. 8vo..

Erotic Literature: A Connoisseur's Guide

History & Criticism

Continuum International Publishing Group

This work provides a guide to literature with erotic, as opposed to pornographic, themes. Such classic erotic themes covered include Greek and Roman literature, courtly and medieval forms of love, and erotic memoirs. An A-Z listing of authors along with brief biography and criticism is provided.

Continuum Intl Pub Group

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Business & Money

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Independently published

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