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Thanks. I've also got them on my prezzie list but the Fashioning James Bond book is at the top of it.
I went to the BFI launch of Llewella Chapman's From Russia with Love book last night. Best thing I learned: in an early draft of the novel, Rosa Klebb was into not just men and women, but animals too. (You can see why that got taken out.)
Thank you for the information. Any other fun facts about either of the two books/novels or movies?
Yes, I had a conversation with Llewella Chapman on Facebook and she told me that. I too can see why that was cut given the mores of the time. The killing of animals was still used for the Red Grant backstory at the start of the novel though I suppose. Now I'm imagining Rosa Klebb looking fondly at farmyard fowl. What a terrible image!
The only one I can remember offhand is that Rosa Klebb originally had a different name, which meant 'white bread'!
Thanks for that image, @Dragonpol - I may never sleep again!
Thank you! Now I’m really hoping “Santa” leaves these books (plus DC’s Being Bond) under the tree for Christmas.
I'm sorry for that image and I hope that no nervous shock was inflicted as a result. I will read you a nice bedtime story with a happy ending to make up for it. :)
'Being Bond : A Daniel Craig Retrospective'
Think I keep it as a Christmas present for myself!
I have the larger version.....but need to hit the gym to start reading it!!
Interesting. I have the Stanley Kubrick Archives in the smaller version and it's a bit too small to appreciate, so I don't know how the Bond version will translate. It should be a nice alternative considering the price of the full version if nothing else.
Now reading this!
Just finished reading it. A quick easy, enjoyable read, and great new things I didn’t know about. Highly recommended! Now I’m reading Dr. No The First James Bond Film by James Chapman.
Thats a great book,mate, very detailed. And a great companion piece to the OHMSS book!
Yeah I have both now @Mathis1
Two of my favourite Bond films! Really enjoying this book so far 👍
Source.
What are some good nonfiction Bond books I should check out like SKOH? Stuff about alternate castings, potential plots, fun facts, Fleming's spycraft, that sort of thing? If it's on Kindle, that's ideal. Thanks in advance.
https://www.amazon.es/Ian-Fleming-James-Bond-Connection/dp/B09FS2VB6W
:D
SKOH is probably the best overall history of the Bond films you can find. You might also wish to look at the Taschen James Bond Archives, which is designed along similar lines. For deep dives into individual films, check out Adrian Turner's Goldfinger: The Ultimate A-Z and Charles Helfenstein's The Making of on Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Making of The Living Daylights. For a fascinating look at the unmade version of Casino Royale, consult Jeremy Duns's Rogue Royale: The Lost Bond Film by the ‘Shakespeare of Hollywood'.
Lycett's Fleming biography is the most comprehensive one (for now; Nicholas Shakespeare's bio will be released Oct. 5) but it can get heavy with non-Bond detail. For books more focused on the Bond stories, I recommend The James Bond Dossier by Kingsley Amis and James Bond: The Man and His World, the Official Companion to Ian Fleming's Creation, by Henry Chancellor. There are no annotated editions of the Bond books, but John Griswold's Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies is useful. There are many books about Fleming's wartime service--Ian Fleming's War: The Inspiration for 007 by Mark Simmons is the most comprehensive one, though it it's badly edited.
I was hoping to hear from you! Thanks for the helpful descriptions.
New reference book on the way!
I need to get this as I've wanted to read it since it was first published. As the price was prohibitive I had to hold off until now!