Ian Fleming: The Notes - John Pearson

Ian Fleming: The Notes - John Pearson

John Pearson

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Published 18 November 2026

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  • Publication Date · 18/11/2026
  • Genre · Diaries, letters & journals
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For fans of James Bond and Ian Fleming, here are the meticulous biographical notes that John Pearson made in 1965 while researching Ian Fleming. John Pearson occupies a unique role in the world of Bond. He has the distinction of being James Bond's only authorised biographer and his celebrated work, The Life of Ian Fleming was the first book about Fleming ever to be published. Ian Fleming - The Notes is a book about writing a book. It charts not only Fleming's life but Pearson's own journey while investigating his subject. Compelling, insightful, irreverent and written in John Pearson's inimitable style, it includes fascinating details, letters and interviews that never made it into the finished biography.

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