Bond has a number of consistent character traits which run throughout the books, including an enjoyment of cars, a love of food, drink and sex, and an average intake of sixty custom-made cigarettes a day.
Bond's name may have been appropriated from the American ornithologist of the same name, although it is possible that Fleming took the name from a Welsh agent with whom he served, James C. Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of commandos whom Fleming knew during his service in the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, to whom Fleming added his own style and a number of his own tastes. The character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. His final two books- The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)-were published posthumously. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections.
He is the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. This work makes for essential reading for all of those interested in the literature of Empire, travel writing and the Middle East.Ian Fleming's image of James Bond commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artistsĬommander James Bond CMG RNVR is a character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He analyses the relationship between Empire and author, showing how the one influenced the other, leading to a vast array of texts that might never have been produced had it not been for the ambitions of Imperial Britain. In this elegantly crafted book, James Canton examines over one hundred primary sources, from forgotten gems to the classics of T E Lawrence, Thesiger and Philby. In a similar fashion, as the Empire receded in the wake of World War II, so did the whole tradition of Middle East travel writing. Missionaries, soldiers and spies as well as tourists and explorers started to visit the area, creating an ever bigger supply of writers, and market for their books. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves visiting the region as British influence increased. With the advent of an Imperial presence in the region, as the British seized power in Egypt, the very nature of travel to the Middle East changed. Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means.
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