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Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming. It is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as a postscript to his James Bond canon. Image File history File links FlemingOTLD.jpgâ€Ž James Bond 007 - Octopussy and The Living Daylights - First edition with artwork by Richard Chopping Â© 1966 Jonathan Cape This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 â€“ August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent[1], created in 1952 by writer Ian Fleming, featured in several novels and short stories. ... The spy fiction genre (sometimes called political thriller) first arose just before the First World War, at about the same time, the first organized intelligence agencies were being formed. ... Jonathan Cape has been since 1987 an imprint of Random House. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth and final James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and posthumously published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1965. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent[1], created in 1952 by writer Ian Fleming, featured in several novels and short stories. ... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 â€“ August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Posthumous means after death. ... Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. ... See also: 1965 in literature, other events of 1966, 1967 in literature, list of years in literature. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Three of the short stories included in the collection have been adapted into films. The first, Octopussy (1983), starring Roger Moore as James Bond, was the thirteenth film in the EON Productions series. It was loosely based on the short story of the same name as well as "The Property of a Lady." The Living Daylights (1987) was later adapted as the fifteenth film and starred Timothy Dalton as Bond in his first appearance. Octopussy is the thirteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. ... The Living Daylights is the fifteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ... Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1944) is a British actor of stage and screen, best known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). ...

Publication overview

Before his death, Ian Fleming reportedly had intended to compile a second book of short stories in the same vein as For Your Eyes Only. After his death, Glidrose Productions followed this plan. This article is about the James Bond book and short story. ...

Initially, the book contained only two short stories: (i) The final James Bond short story to be published, "Octopussy," which was first serialised in the March and April 1966 issues of Playboy magazine, some two years after Ian Fleming's death; and (ii) "The Living Daylights," considered by some critics to be the best James Bond short story, which was first published in The London Sunday Times colour section on February 4, 1962. It was later printed in the American publication Argosy in the June 1962 issue under the title "Berlin Escape" and again under the same title in the November 1965 issue of Intrigue Magazine. The first issue of Playboy. ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Argosy was an American pulp magazine, considered to be the first pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. ...

When the first paperback edition of the collection was published in 1967, it was expanded with a third short story, "The Property of a Lady" which Fleming wrote, in 1963, for inclusion in The Ivory Hammer, the annual publication of Sotheby's auction house. In the second edition, the collection's title was shortened to Octopussy; most paperback reprints of the 1970s and 1980s used the abbreviated title. Download high resolution version (698x1177, 125 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (698x1177, 125 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2 It should be possible to replace this fair use image with a freely licensed one. ...

The third edition of the collection appeared in 2002, expanded with a fourth short story, "007 in New York." Originally titled "Reflections in a Carey Cadillac," it was however first published under the name "Agent 007 in New York" in the New York Herald Tribune in October 1963. In 1964 it was retitled simply "007 in New York" when published in the American edition of Thrilling Cities. The short story was written as a consolation to readers in New York City due to Fleming's grim opinion of the city. The story was not published in Britain until the late 1990s. The New York Herald Tribune was a newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. ... 1964 Signet Books edition which contains the rare James Bond short story 007 in New York. Thrilling Cities is the title of a collection of non-fiction travel articles by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...

Editions of the collection published since the mid-1990s have used the original full title, Octopussy and the Living Daylights.

It is not known for certain whether any of these stories were ever actually earmarked by Ian Fleming for his never-completed collection, though it is likely "The Living Daylights," at the very least, would have been a strong contender since it (unlike the others) had already been widely published by 1964.

"Octopussy" provided the title of the eponymous 1983 film, and the background for the movie character Octopussy, who in the short story is an Octopus whom the villain attempts to befriend, but who in the film is said to be the villain's daughter. The film also used most of the plot of "The Property of a Lady." In 1987, "The Living Daylights" was closely adapted for part of Timothy Dalton's eponymous first James Bond film of the same title. According to some sources (such as The Bond Files by Andy Lane and Paul Simpson), The Property of a Lady was to have been the title of Dalton's third James Bond film to be released in 1991, but it went un-filmed; little of the original short story would have been available for use, given its having been used in the Octopussy film. As for "007 in New York," some aficionados feel that, though unfilmed, the story's spirit is in the New York City segment of the 1973 film, Live and Let Die. The name of Bond's girlfriend in "007 in New York" whom he spends time with while in the city was later used in the 2006 adaptation of Casino Royale. Octopussy is the thirteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ... Octopussy is a Bond Girl from the James Bond film Octopussy. ... Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1944) is a British actor of stage and screen, best known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). ... The Living Daylights is the fifteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ... Andy Lane is a British writer. ... Paul Simpson is a musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England. ... Ian Flemings Live and Let Die is the eighth official film in the EON Productions Bond franchise and the first to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... Casino Royale is the 21st film in the James Bond series and the first to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. ...

Plot overviews

It has been suggested that the stories in this collection may well have taken place during the dark period of Bond's career following the death of his wife in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond complains at the start of You Only Live Twice (the novel that follows OHMSS) about the meaningless assignments he had undertaken since then. This is however, not likely to be true as all of these stories seemingly take place prior to On Her Majesty's Secret Service. "The Living Daylights", for instance, is believed to have taken place after Thunderball sometime in 1960. It was also written and published prior to On Her Majesty's Secret Service. ^[1] Some sources claim that "Octopussy" followed The Spy Who Loved Me chronologically, which itself was followed by "007 in New York" and "The Property of a Lady", and finally by On Her Majesty's Secret Service. ^[2] Given the fact that Fleming was known to have purposefully changed dates to maintain Bond's age of roughly 38 years, and that some dates contradicted others in the same books, it is unknown for sure when exactly these stories took place. Image File history File links OctopussyNew. ... Image File history File links OctopussyNew. ... For the James Bond film, see On Her Majestys Secret Service (film). ... You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ... Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition The Spy Who Loved Me is a James Bond novel by Ian Fleming first published in 1962. ...

"Octopussy"

Bond is assigned to apprehend a hero of the Second World War implicated in a murder involving a cache of Nazi gold. Agent 007 appears briefly in this story, which is told mostly in flashback and from the point of view of Major Dexter Smythe, the villain. (The later 1983 film of the same name introduced a female protagonist who is said to be the major's daughter.) Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... National Socialism redirects here. ...

"The Living Daylights"

An unusually morose James Bond is assigned sniper duty to help a defector known as "272" escape from East Berlin. Bond's duty is to prevent a top KGB assassin codenamed "Trigger" from killing 272 by eliminating the sniper. However, the assignment becomes difficult when Bond discovers that Trigger is a beautiful female cellist whom he had earlier admired. Bond, never wishing to kill anyone in cold blood, decides instead to shoot the butt of her rifle, preventing her from making the kill. The mission, while successful, is also considered a failure due to Bond's last-second decision, and it ends with Bond hoping that M fires him for it. East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield KGB (transliteration of ÐšÐ“Ð‘) is the Russian-language abbreviation for Committee for State Security, (Russian: ; Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument, the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss, the fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6 (or MI7). ...

The story includes an oblique reference to Ian Fleming's half-sister, cellist Amaryllis Fleming, where Bond muses: "There was something almost indecent in the idea of that bulbous, ungainly instrument between her splayed thighs. Of couse Suggia had managed to look elegant, and so did that girl Amaryllis somebody." She was the illegitimate daughter of the painter Augustus John by his mistress Eve Fleming, mother of the writers Peter Fleming and Ian Fleming by her late husband. ...

"The Property of a Lady"

James Bond investigates a Secret Service employee, Maria Freudenstein, who is a double agent about to be paid by her Russian keepers by auctioning a Fabergé egg by Carl Fabergé at Sotheby's in her name. The Russians have sent the Resident Director of the KGB in London to attend the auction and underbid for the item in order to push the price to the necessary value to pay for her services as a double agent. Bond attends the auction in hopes of spotting this man; after doing so the man is expelled from London as persona non grata. FabergÃ©s Moscow Kremlin Egg, 1906 A FabergÃ© egg is one of fifty-seven jewelry Easter eggs made by Peter Carl FabergÃ© of the FabergÃ© company for the Russian Tsars between 1885 and 1917. ... Bouquet of Lilies or Madonna Lily Egg by FabergÃ© Peter Carl FabergÃ© original name Carl Gustavovich FabergÃ© (May 30, 1846â€“September 24, 1920) was a Russian jeweller, best known for the fabulous FabergÃ© eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2 It should be possible to replace this fair use image with a freely licensed one. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Look up Persona non grata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Maria Freudenstein was hired by the British Secret Service with prior knowledge that she was a double agent. She is essentially tasked with sending phony SITREPS to Washington D.C., which she copies and sends to Moscow unknowing that they are fake. Her unpleasant fate is revealed in Fleming's novel, The Man with the Golden Gun, though as it happened most readers did not get to see this story, in which she first appeared, until several years after the novel came out. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area - City 1,081 kmÂ² Population - City (2005) - Density 10,415,400 8537. ... The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth and final James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and posthumously published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1965. ...

The short story also includes Kenneth Snowman as an ally of Bond. Snowman, in reality, was a master jeweller and one of the leading experts on Carl Fabergé. "The Property of a Lady" features a number of notes on the items for auction, one of which references a book by Kenneth Snowman. Snowman thus became one of the few real people to appear in the Fleming canon (though later Bond works by John Gardner and Raymond Benson would feature appearances by people ranging from American presidents to Playboy Playmates). John Gardner, circa 1984 John Edmund Gardner (born November 20, 1926) is an English spy novelist. ... Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the last official author of the adult James Bond novels. ...

"007 in new York"

A brief tale in which Bond muses about New York City, and his favourite recipe for scrambled eggs, during a quick mission to the Big Apple to warn a female MI6 employee that her new boyfriend is a KGB agent. It is notable only for including a rare humorous conclusion, and for its mention of Solange, a young lady of Bond's intimate acquaintance who works in a shop, Abercrombie's, "appropriately employed in their Indoor Games Department". Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs is a dish made from the lightly beaten combined whites and yolks of two or more (usually chickens) eggs, sometimes with a little milk or water added, and stirred while cooking. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ... The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield KGB (transliteration of ÐšÐ“Ð‘) is the Russian-language abbreviation for Committee for State Security, (Russian: ; Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). ...

Publication history

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Comic strip adaptations

Two of Fleming's short stories were adapted as daily comic strips which were published in the British Daily Express newspaper and syndicated worldwide. Starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983, James Bond, the fictional character created by author Ian Fleming appeared in 52 comic strips that were syndicated in British newspapers, 7 of which were initially published abroad. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... The Daily Express is a conservative, middle-market British tabloid newspaper. ...

Both comic strips were reprinted by Titan Books in the early 1990s, and again in 2004. To date, "The Property of a Lady" and "007 in New York" have not been adapted as comic strips. Along with "Quantum of Solace" from For Your Eyes Only, these remain the only Ian Fleming Bond stories not yet adapted in this form. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Yaroslav is a Russian born Australian illustrator. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Titan Books is a UK publisher of graphic novels. ... This article is about the James Bond book and short story. ... This article is about the James Bond book and short story. ...

References

See also

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The James Bond books

Ian Fleming
Casino Royale (1953) • Live and Let Die (1954) • Moonraker (1955) • Diamonds Are Forever (1956) • From Russia with Love (1957) • Dr. No (1958) • Goldfinger (1959) • For Your Eyes Only (1960) • Thunderball (1961) • The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963) • You Only Live Twice (1964) • The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) • Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)
R.D. Mascott
003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior (1967)
Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham)
Colonel Sun (1968)
John Pearson
James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 (1973)
Christopher Wood (novelisations)
James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) • James Bond and Moonraker (1979)
John Gardner
Licence Renewed (1981) • For Special Services (1982) • Icebreaker (1983) • Role of Honour (1984) • Nobody Lives For Ever (1986) • No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987) • Scorpius (1988) • Win, Lose or Die (1989) • Licence to Kill (1989) • Brokenclaw (1990) • The Man from Barbarossa (1991) • Death is Forever (1992) • Never Send Flowers (1993) • SeaFire (1994) • GoldenEye (1995) • COLD (a.k.a. Cold Fall) (1996)
Raymond Benson
"Blast From the Past" (1997) • Zero Minus Ten (1997) • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) • The Facts of Death (1998) • "Midsummer Night's Doom" (1999) • High Time to Kill (1999) • The World is Not Enough (1999) • "Live at Five" (1999) • Doubleshot (2000) • Never Dream of Dying (2001) • The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) • Die Another Day (2002)
Charlie Higson (Young Bond series)
SilverFin (2005) • Blood Fever (2006) • Double or Die (2007) • Young Bond Book 4 (2008) • Young Bond Book 5 (2009)
Samantha Weinberg (writing as Kate Westbrook) (The Moneypenny Diaries series)
The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel (2005) • "For Your Eyes Only, James" (2006) • Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries (2006) • "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond" (2006) • The Moneypenny Diaries Book 3 (TBA) (2007)
Unofficial/Unpublished
Per Fine Ounce (1966) • The Killing Zone (1985) • "The Heart of Erzulie" (2001-02)
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Illustration of a young James Bond by Kev Walker Young Bond is a series of novels featuring Ian Flemings superspy James Bond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College. ... SilverFin is the first novel in the Young Bond series that depicts Ian Flemings superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. ... Blood Fever is the second novel in the Young Bond series depicting Ian Flemings superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. ... Double Or Die is the third novel in the Young Bond series depicting Ian Flemings superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. ... The yet untitled Young Bond Book 4 is the fourth novel in the Young Bond series depicting Ian Flemings superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. ... The yet untitled Young Bond Book 5 is the fifth and final novel in the Young Bond series depicting Ian Flemings superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. ... 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