Plot inspirations Dr. No (novel)

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geoffrey boothroyd, letter ian fleming, 1956

after diamonds forever published in 1956, fleming received letter geoffrey boothroyd, bond enthusiast , gun expert, criticised author s choice of firearm bond. boothroyd suggested bond should swap beretta walther ppk 7.65 mm, exchange made novel. boothroyd gave fleming advice on berns-martin triple draw shoulder holster , number of weapons used smersh , other villains. in thanks, fleming gave mi6 armourer name major boothroyd in dr. no , m introduces him bond greatest small-arms expert in world . had done in previous novels, fleming borrowed names friends , associates use in book; ivar bryce s housekeeper, may maxwell, became bond s scottish treasure may. 1 of fleming s neighbours in jamaica, , later lover, blanche blackwell: fleming named guano-collecting ship in dr. no blanche. friend patricia wilder found nickname of honey chile used novel s main female character, , john fox-strangways—a friend gentlemen s club white s—saw part of surname being used name of mi6 station chief in jamaica. fleming used physical descriptions of people knew; quarrel, appeared in novel live , let die, based on jamaican fisherman took fleming shark fishing.





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