Essay Archive - The Life of Ian Fleming
The Life of Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming lived a remarkable life in a world full of compromises.
To sum up his life in the short space available would be an impossible task
even for me, so all that follows is a simple outline. I would recommend
further reading
Ian Fleming was born in 1908 as the son of Valentine Fleming, and
the grandson of the wealthy Scottish banker Robert Fleming. Ian Lancaster
Fleming grew up as a member of a rare class of Englishmen for whom all
options in life were open. The privilege of class and respect came not just
from his grandfather's money, because wealth ....
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