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Evolution of James Bond charted in Ian Fleming's letters to wife
Read full article: Evolution of James Bond charted in Ian Fleming's letters to wifeIan Fleming's original desk from Golden Eye where he wrote many of the James Bond 007 books is displayed at the 'For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond Press View' at the Imperial War Museum in London, England. I have written a third of it in one week -- a chapter a day," Fleming wrote while penning "From Russia With Love" from his GoldenEye home in Jamaica. "James Bond was very much a product of Ian and Ann's relationship," said Gabriel Heaton, Sotheby's Specialist in Books and Manuscripts. I can only send you my arms and my love and all my prayers," Fleming wrote to his lover after the tragedy. During their marriage Fleming wrote 14 James Bond books, drawing plenty of inspiration from his own time in Britain's Naval Intelligence Division and his career as a journalist.