spy stories, english

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of John le Carre.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Eric Ambler.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Ian Fleming.

A collection of essays that explore the cultural impact of the James Bond character, both in books and on film, and discuss how the character has been shaped by political events and practices.

Collection of twenty-eight English spy stories featuring intrigue, heroism, betrayal, and deception written by authors like Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Ambrose Bierce, Frank O'Connor, and W. Somerset Maugham.

Examines the true science that underlies James Bond's fantastic gadgets and feats, including the car the turns into a submarine, the buzz-saw Rolex, and the rocket-firing cigarette, covering hundreds of Q Division's inventions and analyzing Bond's battles in the air, under the sea, in outerspace, and beneath the earth.

A selection of criticism-arranged in chronological order of publication, devoted to the fiction of John le Carr?e.