Tribute to Ian Fleming: James Bond, the Last Englishman
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
|
It was 1939 and Ian Fleming, then a British intelligence officer, faced a gaggle of German spies in a Lisbon casino. (article 2)
The James Bond franchise includes 12 novels, nine short stories, 21 movies, $4.5 billion at the box office and now the glitzy launch of another Bond novel, " Devil May Care. (article 2)
The book, which hit stores Wednesday, was written more than 40 years after Fleming's death by best-selling English author Sebastian Faulks, commissioned by the Fleming family. (article 2)
This is vintage Bond, in a very real sense, located in the 1960s rather than updated, as some more recent novels in the franchise were, to the era of Pierce Brosnan and beyond. (article 1)
A new James Bond novel, published to mark the centenary of 007 creator Ian Fleming's birth, has been launched onboard HMS Exeter in central London. (article 4)
Seven copies of Devil May Care, written by Sebastian Faulks, were brought along the River Thames on a Royal Navy sea boat escorted by two Lynx helicopters. (article 4)
" Fleming himself was a Bentley fan and a Bentley driver continues Mr Charlesworth, who also oversees Bentley's heritage collection. (article 6)
|
Other summaries about this story:
Event tracking:
Story keywords
|
Bond, Fleming, Faulks, Bentley, Aston |
Source articles
- Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 05/28/2008, 577 words)
- ABC News: Bringing Back Bond, James Bond (ABCNews, 05/28/2008, 356 words)
- James Bond returns in new novel 'Devil May Care' (boston.com, 05/27/2008, 596 words)
- New Bond novel launched in style (BBC News, 05/27/2008, 121 words)
- Tribute to Ian Fleming: James Bond, the Last Englishman (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 05/30/2008, 429 words)
- Car firms clash over Bond credentials (BBC News, 05/27/2008, 704 words)
|
|
