Gildrose Productions Ltd. 1962

Copyright 1959, 1960 by Thomson Newspapers Ltd.

Introduction Copyright © Jan Morris 2009

In 1959, Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, was commissioned by the Sunday Times to explore fourteen of the world's most exotic cities. Fleming saw it all with a thriller writer's eye. From Hong Kong to Honolulu, New York to Naples, he left the bright main streets for the back alleys. The result is a series of vivid snapshots of a mysterious, vanished world.