Do you mean that you don't believe Sax Rohmer, Edgar Wallace
& Chandler influenced Fleming in the creation of James
Bond? You believe Fleming created Bond in a vacuum? Come on,
William! Fleming's characters and plot lines scream Rohmer
& Wallace, while Bond is an English Philip Marlow.
Patrick King
--- William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > --- William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > As to Fleming creating a genre, I think he owed
a
> > great deal to Sax Rohmer and Edgar Wallace, not
to
> > mention Raymond Chandler to whom he
acknowledged
> > inspiration. Fleming certainly created an
icon.
> >
> I think we're just going to have to agree
to
> disagree
> on this.
>
> William
>
> Essays and Ramblings
> <http://www.williamahearn.com>
>
>
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