Live and Let Die (novel)
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Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series of stories. Set in London, the United States and Jamaica, it was first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954. Fle
First edition cover, published by Jonathan Cape
Sir Henry Morgan, whose treasure formed the key to the plot
The rufous-throated solitaire bird provided the name for the book's main female character.
Patrick Leigh Fermor (centre); Fleming used his book on voodoo as background.
Commander James Bond is a character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming
Ian Fleming's image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists.
James Bond, ornithologist; the accepted provider of Bond's name
Fleming compared Bond's appearance to Hoagy Carmichael.
1930 4.5 Litre Blower Bentley