Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories

John Griswold

AuthorHouse, 2006 - Literary Criticism - 476 pages

****Updated and expanded including many illustrations by George Almond. Plus clearer translations of foreign terms. Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories officially approved by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (formerly Glidrose), with a Preface by Andrew Lycett and Forewords by Zoë Watkins, Publishing Manager, Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.; Raymond Benson, author of The James Bond Bedside Companion, six original 007 novels, and numerous non-Bond novels. This book is the result of analysis of each of Fleming's James Bond novels. Within are glossaries of applicable terminology and references with detailed chronologies of events including annotations. Detailed chronologies of events are represented at a day-of-week, month, day, year, and time-of-day level. Glossaries contain translations of foreign terms, annotations, and other information of interest such as detailed information on the origin of Saramanga's name (The Man with the Golden Gun). Maps have been created for many of the novels along with in-depth information concerning specific topics such as, the Moonraker bridge game and the Goldfinger golf game. In many instances, monetary amounts have been converted to their 2001 purchasing power equivalent. Differences found between published versions and the original Fleming manuscripts archived at Indiana University's Lilly Library have been noted.

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This is a book of love. Love for the topic. Love for the minutiae. Love for the detail. Love for completion. When I began reading the Bond books, I was immediately caught up in this very different character than found in the movies. Griswold provides the documentation and exploration that serves to flavor the dish of the real 007. If you're a fan, you will love this book. 

Contents

• CASINO ROYALE: 47
• LIVE AND LET DJE: 74
• GLOSSARY FOR MQONRAKER: 93
• THE DETAILED CHRONOLOGY OF MQONRAKER: 105
• DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER: 137
• FROMJiussiA rmuyE: 168
• DOCTOR NO: 204
• GLOSSARY FOR GOLDFINGER: 226
• THE DETAILED CHRONOLOGY OF GOLDFINGER: 243
• A Closer Look at Goldfinger Golf Game Wednesday May 22 1957: 255
• ARJSJCO: 266
• THE HILDEBRAND RARITY: 274
• FOR YQmEYES ONLY: 282
• GLOSSARY FOR OCTOPUSSY: 328
• THE PROPERTY OF A LADY: 339
• QJjHmMAJOTXS NEW YQRK: 355
• GLOSSARY FOR YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: 393
• Sayonara to James Bond by Richard Hughes: 411
• THE DETAILED CHRONOLOGY OF YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: 417
• THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN: 426
• A CHRONOLOGY OF DEATHS: 445
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 455

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories
• Author: John Griswold
• Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2006
• ISBN: 1425931006, 9781425931001
• Length: 476 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / Reference