Ian Fleming

The name’s Bond. James Bond. Ian Fleming’s personal experiences helped him achieve accuracy in technical information and ideas that he would later demonstrate in his writing. Ian Fleming led a fast paced, risky life. He was born in 1908 to wealthy parents, Valentine Fleming and Evelyn St. Croix Rose Fleming. Valentine Fleming was a landowner and a member of Parliament. Valentine died in the Great War when Ian was only nine. Ian enrolled in …

…Almost anyone could read and understand his works. This is perhaps why his newly created style of writing caught on so quickly. By appealing to the popular requests of the people of the 1950s and 1960s for excitement, Fleming became a success. Much like today’s television programs and movies, elements such as surprise, sex, action, violence, and an easily understood plot typically lead to high ratings. Perhaps Fleming realized this more than 40 years ago.