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Oliver Buckton
This book explores the fascinating influence of intelligence work during World War II on spy fiction, as well as the important roles many spy novelists played during the war and…
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This book explores the role of the spy novel and film in twentieth and twenty-first century British culture, discussing their origins, literary and political significance, and central authors of the…
This fresh biography of Ian Fleming presents an illuminating portrayal of the iconic creator of James Bond. Buckton provides the first in-depth exploration of the process of Ian Fleming’s writing…
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Espionage in British Fiction and Film Since 1900: The Changing Enemy explores the key role of the spy novel and film in twentieth and twenty-first century British culture, discussing their…
Oliver S. Buckton
Focusing on the representation of same-sex desire in Victorian autobiographical writing, Oliver Buckton offers significant new readings of works by some of the most influential figures in late-nineteenth-century literature and…
A study about the influence of travel on Robert Louis Stevenson’s writings. Within the contexts of late-Victorian imperialism and ethnographic discourse, this book offers readings of individual works by Stevenson…
This book explores themes of consumerism, gender and sexuality, genre, popular culture, and American culture in Diamonds Are Forever, situating Ian Fleming’s novel and Guy Hamilton’s film as important milestones…
