The James Bond Dossier

So begins Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, first published in April 1953 and the start of James Bond’s literary career. Although criticised at the time for “sex, sadism and snobbery”, the books of Ian Fleming feature a more complex character than found in the films and are full of detail and vivid imagination.

This site, The James Bond Dossier, looks at the character of James Bond, 007, the secret agent with a licence to kill.

Features

Moonraker: Brands from the novel
Bentley In Moonraker Fleming gives more information about James Bond’s 1930 4½-litre supercharged Bentley coupé, “which he kept expertly tuned so that he could do a hundred when he wanted to”.
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Remembering Sir Roger Moore
It was one hot Saturday afternoon in August 1975 when I got my first taste of James Bond on the big screen.
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The Bond Novelizations Part II: Licence to Kill and GoldenEye
British writer John Gardner wasn’t new to the world of James Bond in 1989, when Timothy Dalton’s second film as agent 007, Licence to Kill, was released.
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The Bond Novelizations Part I: The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker
Welcome to the world of the James Bond films novelizations.
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Live And Let Die novel
Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 5th April 1954 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Kenneth Lewis Contents What we say Brands Locations Food & drink Friends & foes Buy online 1954 saw the publication of Live And Let Die, set in the US and Fleming’s second home of Jamaica.
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