I'm currently reading "Moonraker" by Ian Fleming. It's the 3rd book in the James Bond series, following "Casino Royale" and "Live and Let Die." I am greatly enjoying these books--they are quite different from the films. In the novels, there is more of a focus on how James Bond thinks, and what his method of reasoning is. Don't get me wrong--I have enjoyed the movies (although the ones during the 70's were just plain cheesy)--but the movies are just action films with a few half-witticisms thrown in.
Another thing I like about them is that occasionally I come across an interesting footnote. In "Moonraker," Bond is thinking of how safe it would be to pilot some sort of ship, and Fleming leaves the following cryptic footnote: "Bond was wrong: Friday November 26th, 1954, R.I.P."
A quick google search has not turned up anything on what he is referring to, but I'm sure I'll find it later.
Ciao for now.
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DID you ever find out what this comment refers to?
No, I never did find out.
Found it: http://www.feuerschiffseite.de/UNGLUCK/southgoodwin.htm
That is really awesome that you were able to find that article! Thanks!
How cool you found the article. I wonder if it happened while Fleming was writing the novel, which came out in 1955.
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