Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British writer best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his f
Fleming c. 1958
The Glenelg War Memorial, listing Valentine Fleming, Ian's father
The Admiralty, where Fleming worked in the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War
Goldeneye, where Fleming wrote all the Bond stories
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car is a children's story written by Ian Fleming and illustrated by John Burningham. It was initially published in three volumes, the first of which was released o
Ian Fleming
…among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Fleming also wrote the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964) and two works of non-fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Fleming was…
The hardcover three volumes (first editions)
Louis Zborowski in the driving seat of "Chitty Bang Bang 1"
The Mercedes-Benz SSK, a car similar to that drawn by Amherst Villiers
Roald Dahl, one of the screenwriters for the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang