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    James Bond: The Unofficial Reference to the Man, the Books, the Movies, and the Man Who Invented It All
    James Bond: The Unofficial Reference to the Man, the Books, the Movies, and the Man Who Invented It All
    James Bond: The Unofficial Reference to the Man, the Books, the Movies, and the Man Who Invented It All
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    James Bond: The Unofficial Reference to the Man, the Books, the Movies, and the Man Who Invented It All

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    You've seen him in the movies and read him in the books, but who is James Bond? This book is a reference to all things Bond. It includes summaries of all the books and movies; an appendix of every major character and gadget; and a short biography of the man who created it all: Ian Fleming.

    If you are a fan of the series or just want to know more about it, then this reference is for you!

    LifeCaps is an imprint of BookCapsTM Study Guides. With each book, a lesser known or sometimes forgotten life is recapped.

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    PublisherBookCaps
    Release dateAug 30, 2012
    ISBN9781476341064
    James Bond: The Unofficial Reference to the Man, the Books, the Movies, and the Man Who Invented It All
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      James Bond - BookCaps

      LifeCaps Presents:

      James Bond

      The Unofficial Reference to the Man, the Books, the Movies, and the Man Who Invented It All

      By Jennifer Warner

      By LifeCaps/BookCaps Study Guides

      © 2011 by Golgotha Press, Inc.

      Published at SmashWords

      About LifeCaps

      LifeCaps is an imprint of BookCaps™ Study Guides. With each book, a lesser known or sometimes forgotten life is is recapped. We publish a wide array of topics (from baseball and music to literature and philosophy), so check our growing catalogue regularly (www.bookcaps.com) to see our newest books.

      Part I: Origins

      Ian Fleming, Raconteur

      James Bond has been a cultural institution for over half a century. Over 100 years after his creator’s birth, 007 remains the rarest of artistic creations;  a work that has so completely overshadowed its author that most people, even people who can quote long passages from any number of Bond movies, have never even heard the name Ian Fleming. To get a true picture of James Bond as both a character and a significant cultural force, it’s important to explore Fleming’s incredible journey from privileged child to esteemed spy novelist.

      Fleming was born in London in 1908 to a wealthy and socially-respected banking family. His father, Valentine Fleming, served as a Member of Parliament from 1910 until his death seven years later in World War I. Winston Churchill himself wrote the elder Fleming’s obituary. Interestingly, when his father died, Ian’s education was provided for, but the money left to his mother Evelyn came with a strange, almost Bond Villain stipulation: if she ever remarried, she would lose everything.

      Fleming’s early years were spent at various prestigious boarding schools. He attended Durnford School before enrolling at the elite Eton College. Though he was by no means a standout academically, by all accounts he excelled at sports there, earning the title Victor Ludorum for two separate years. Nobody before or since has earned the distinction twice.

      Around this time, Fleming began to display a few characteristics of the future James Bond.  His career at Eaton was cut short when his Headmaster, long since tired of Fleming’s poor attitude, his insistence on driving a fast car, and his near-constant indiscretions with women, convinced Fleming’s mother to enroll him in an intensive class that would prepare him for entrance to the Royal Military Academy. He left the preparatory class in less than a year, reportedly after contracting gonorrhea.

      In 1927, Fleming’s mother sent him to a small private school in Austria.  The Tennerhof, as it was known, was run by a former British spy named Ernan Forbes Dennis, alongside his wife, novelist Phyllis Bottome. The far less regimented lifestyle at the school was a godsend to Fleming. Years later, he would refer to his time at The Tennerhof as a turning point in his life.

      After spending considerable time at The Tennerhof improving his language skills, he briefly attended Munich University and the University of Geneva.  While in Geneva, Fleming met a woman named Monique Panchaud de Bottomes and was briefly engaged to her. His mother’s abject disapproval ended the relationship.

      In 1931, Fleming applied for entry to the Foreign Office. He failed the examinations and, with his mother’s help, instead found a position as an editor and journalist with the Reuters News Agency. He eventually made his way to Moscow, where he covered a controversial show-trial involving six employees of Metropolitan-Vickers. He also reportedly came close to interviewing Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, but was rebuffed at the last minute.

      By 1933, Fleming had given up on his career in journalism and, bowing to pressure from his family, settled in to a career as a nondescript banker. Or did he?

      A World at War

      In 1939, Fleming left the banking world behind and took a position as the personal assistant to John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence. Working under the codename 17F, he was commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve shortly thereafter. Initially, he was given the rank of Lieutenant, but was quickly promoted to Commander, despite having no qualifications for the position.

      His time with Naval Intelligence, while not exactly secret, seems fraught with things left unsaid. What is known for sure, however, is as fascinating as the fictional Bond would later become. Fleming

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