In A Spy Is Born, Jeremy Duns follows the trail of a largely forgotten writer through memoirs, newspaper archives, declassified M.I.5 files and dog-eared paperbacks to reveal the surprising literary roots of James Bond. His name? Dennis Wheatley. We asked Jeremy to share more of his intelligence. 001. You wrote about the links between Fleming…
This week’s exclusive interview is with Craig Cabell. Craig has written two books about Ian Fleming’s experiences during WW2, and discusses the influences of Dennis Wheatley and Peter Fleming, as well as his friendships with the late, great Sir Christopher Lee and Frederick Forsyth. 001. What drew you write about Ian Fleming, specifically his war-time…
Article by Benjamin Welton The espionage novel is one part “imperial adventure story” and one part detective tale. The former, which is extensively examined by Dr. Caroline Reitz in her slim study entitled Detecting the Nation: Fictions of Detection and the Imperial Venture, often details the exploits of Englishmen abroad, specifically those educated Englishmen who…
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