![]() ![]() ![]() When Fleming first sat down at his desk in his Jamaica home in January of 1952, he had no idea the impact his first novel would have on the world. He spent the first two months of every year, starting in 1952 until his death in 1964, writing books of the Bond series. Interestingly enough, the name James Bond came from the name of the author who wrote A Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies, the book which Fleming called is "Jamaican Bible" (Ian Fleming). It was in this very home that the James Bond character was born. It wasn't until Fleming's first trip to Jamaica in 1944 where he found the perfect fit, which led to him purchasing his own property, a house he named "Goldeneye". In 1927 he spent some time in Austria, where he was first encouraged to use his imagination to write fiction. From Preparatory School, to College, to Military College, he never found quite the right fit for him. Ian Fleming was rebellious by nature, and was never in one place for very long. ![]() Three years later, Valentine was killed in action and his good friend and comrade, Winston Churchill, wrote his obituary, which then hung in Fleming's bedroom. With the outbreak of WWI, his father, Valentine Fleming, enlisted as a captain in the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars and was then promoted to major. On May 28, 1908, a man whose name would soon be known around the world, was born in London-Ian Fleming. The Spy Story to End All Spy Stories: The Success of Casino Royale ![]()
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