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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Dr. No by Ian Fleming Ian Fleming. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Ian Fleming , in full Ian Lancaster Fleming , (born May 28, 1908, London, England—died August 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent), suspense-fiction novelist whose character James Bond, the stylish, high-living British secret service agent 007, became one of the most successful and widely imitated heroes of 20th-century popular fiction. The son of a Conservative MP and the grandson of a Scottish banker, Fleming was born into a family of wealth and privilege. He was educated in England, Germany, and Switzerland, and he was a journalist in Moscow (1929–33), a banker and stockbroker (1935–39), a high-ranking officer in British naval intelligence during World War II, and foreign manager of the London Sunday Times (1945–49) before he became a full-time writer. After World War II he spent his winters in Jamaica, where he did much of his writing. Casino Royale (1953) was the first of his 12 James Bond novels. Packed with violent action, hairbreadth escapes, international espionage, clever spy gadgets, intrigue, and gorgeous women, the books became international best sellers. The Bond books gained wide popularity in the United States after the newly elected president, John F. Kennedy, named a Bond novel on his list of favourite books in 1961. Bond, with his propensity for gambling and fast cars, became the prototype of the handsome, clever playboy-hero of the late 1950s and ’60s. He was the symbol in the West of the burgeoning consumer age, indulging in only the best brand-name products and enjoying access to the foremost electronic gadgets of his day. To some readers, Bond’s incessant name-dropping of commercial products was off-putting, but the tactic enabled Fleming to create a realism unusual in the popular fiction of his day. Bond’s mannerisms and quirks, from the way he liked his martinis (“shaken, not stirred”) to the way he introduced himself (“Bond, James Bond”), soon became famous around the world. All the Bond novels, notably From Russia, with Love (1957), Dr. No (1958), Goldfinger (1959), and Thunderball (1961), were made into popular motion pictures, although many deviated from Fleming’s original plots. Fleming’s books were roundly criticized by many highbrow critics and novelists. Paul Johnson lambasted the Bond phenomenon in a famous essay titled “Sex, Snobbery, and Sadism,” and the spy novelist David Cornwall ( John le Carré) criticized Bond’s immorality (“He’s a sort of licensed criminal who, in the name of false patriotism, approves of nasty crimes”). Feminists have long objected to Bond’s chauvinistic ways, and the Soviet Union, as the enemy in so many of Bond’s Cold War capers, attacked Fleming for creating “a world where laws are written with a pistol barrel.” Fleming countered that “Bond is not a hero, nor is he depicted as being very likeable or admirable.…He’s not a bad man, but he is ruthless and self-indulgent. He enjoys the fight—but he also enjoys the prizes.” Despite (or because of) such criticism, the Bond stories grew in popularity. The 007 trademark became one of the most successful in merchandising history, giving birth in the 1960s to a spate of Bond-related products, from toys and games to clothes and toiletries. James Bond films continued into the 21st century, and they have reportedly grossed more than $1 billion. The book series was also continued after Fleming’s death, by such writers as Kingsley Amis ( Colonel Sun [1968], under the pen name Robert Markham), Sebastian Faulks ( Devil May Care [2008]), and William Boyd ( Solo [2013]). Charlie Higson and Steve Cole wrote a series of Young Bond novels for younger readers. The Moneypenny Diaries , which debuted in 2005, was a series written by Samantha Weinberg as the fictional editor Kate Westbrook. The books chronicle the adventures of Miss Moneypenny, a well-known side character in the original novels. There are numerous Bond-related Internet sites and fan clubs around the world. Fleming also published two collections of short stories featuring Bond. In addition, he wrote a children’s book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964), which was made into a feature film and whose main character, Commander Pott, perhaps summarized best the Fleming/Bond philosophy of life: “Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes,’ otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.” Fleming’s life and personality—from his wartime service and his caving and shark hunting to his and his family’s hobnobbing with the rich and famous (when Fleming’s father died, Winston Churchill wrote the obituary)—made him, in the opinion of many, a more compelling figure than even Bond. A selection of his correspondence regarding his Bond novels was collected as The Man with the Golden Typewriter (2015). Dr. No (James Bond #6) Please enter a suggested description. Limit the size to 1000 characters. However, note that many search engines truncate at a much shorter size, about 160 characters. Your suggestion will be processed as soon as possible. Author Bio for Fleming, Ian. Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.--Wikipedia. Available Formats. FILE TYPE LINK UTF-8 text 20170725.txt HTML 20170725.html Epub 20170725.epub If you cannot open a .mobi file on your mobile device, please use .epub with an appropriate eReader. Mobi/Kindle 20170725.mobi Not all Kindles or Kindle apps open all .mobi files. PDF (tablet) 20170725-a5.pdf HTML Zip 20170725-h.zip. This book is in the public domain in Canada, and is made available to you DRM-free. You may do whatever you like with this book, but mostly we hope you will read it. Here at FadedPage and our companion site Distributed Proofreaders Canada, we pride ourselves on producing the best ebooks you can find. Please tell us about any errors you have found in this book, or in the information on this page about this book. Doctor No Summary. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by Claire Cornwall. After recovering from tetrodotoxin poisoning at the hands of SMERSH agent Rosa Klebb, MI6 agent James Bond is sent by his superior officer, "M", on a rest cure trip to Jamaica. Once on the island his task is a simple investigative assignment looking into the disappearance of Commander John Strangeways, head of the MI6 station J in Jamaica, and his missing secretary. Bond is briefed about Strangeways who had been investigating the activities of Dr Julius No, a reclusive Chinese-German man who lives on Crab Key and operates a guano mine. The island has a colony of roseate spoonbills at one end and is said to be the home of a vicious dragon. The spoonbills are protected by the National Audobon Society, two representatives of which had died when their aircraft crashed on Dr No's airstrip. On his arrival in Jamaica, Bond realizes he is being watched, as his hotel room has been searched, a basket of poisoned fruit supposedly a gift from the colonial government, is delivered to his room, and a deadly centipede is placed in his bed whilst he is sleeping. Enlisting the help of his old friend, Quarrel, Bond visits Crab Key to find out if there is a connection between Dr No and Strangeways' disappearance. Whilst on Crab Key the men meet Honeychile Rider who visits the usland to collect valuable shells. Bond and Honey are captured by Dr No's men after Quarrel is burned to death by the doctor's "dragon" - a flame-throwing, armored swamp buggy that Dr No uses to deter trespassers. Bond discovers that Dr No is also working with the Russians and has constructed an elaborate underground facility from which he can sabotage American missile tests at nearby Cape Canaveral.Dr No had previously been a member of a Chinese Tong, but he was captured by the organization after he stole a lot of money from their treasury, a crime punishable by the cutting off of his hands. The Tong leaders also ordered him shot. They believed they had shot him through the heart, but were unaware of his dextrocardia, a condition that means his heart is on the right side of his body. The bullet cobsequentky missed his heart and he survived. Interested in the ability of the human body to absorb and withstand pain, Dr No forces Bond to navigate his way through a sadistic obstacle course constructed in the facility's ventilation system. He is kept under regular observation and suffers electric shocks, burns and an encounter with large poisonous spiders as he negotiates the course. The ordeal ends with a fight against a captive giant squid which Bond defeats using improvised stolen objects that he has made into weapons. After his escape he encounters Honey who had been pegged out to be eaten by crabs; however the crabs ignored her and she was able to make her own bid to escape. Bond kills Dr No by taking over the guano-loading machine at the docks and diverting the flow of guano from it to bury the villainous doctor alive.