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Finding James Bond in Jamaica

If you want to read some Fleming travel essays, check out Thrilling Cities, a collection of aricles he wrote for the London Sunday Times. It’s out of print, but you can find it on ebay.

Thanks for the heads up, TambourineMan. Looks intriguing.

The London Times Literary Supplement had a big section on Fleming last week, too.  There were many facets to Bond’ creator.  Particularly interesting were the speculative pieces on thet role that Fleming’s time in naval intelligence during WWII played in his novels.