LibriVox: The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer

Now this is strange, I recommend you read this audiobook despite it having some pretty awful writing. I’ve never found myself rooting the the villain as much as with this book, a book in which the mostly off-screen antagonist outshines… Read moreLibriVox: The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer

Ian Fleming’s favourite novels (as a kid)

I’ve just started listening to Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond, a biography by Andrew Lycett, (available from Blackstone Audio). Here’s an interesting bit from early on: “On Sunday evenings all the boys would gather in the hall of… Read moreIan Fleming’s favourite novels (as a kid)

JAMES BOND: Doctor No by Ian Fleming

ca·lyp·so – /kəˈlɪpsoʊ/ – a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics. I’ve only been the Caribbean once. But I still greatly feel its tropical magnetism. Ian Fleming did too. The first… Read moreJAMES BOND: Doctor No by Ian Fleming