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Sample of authors
Fleming, Ian
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of the most famous fictional spies of the 20th century known from a great number of books, films, radio plays etc., only a small number of which were in fact written by Fleming. Some were a great deal better, but none has had the same impact.
Fleming came from a wealthy and p...
Literary figures
Bulldog (Hugh) Drummond [1]
Gender: Male
With his hero, the English writer Sapper (pseudonym for H.C. McNeile) created one of the most criticized figures in crime fiction. Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond is a rich war veteran and adventurer, terribly good at everything from shooting to poker. He is also a conservative arch-nationalist with racist as well as fascist ideas. He surrounds himself with a crowd of jolly friends and his wife Phyllis Be...