Andrew Lycett

Andrew Lycett

Andrew Lycett is an English author of biography. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, and later worked for a time as a correspondent in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He is most well known for his controversial biography "Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond". He currently lives and writes in London.

Bibliography

* "Qaddafi and the Libyan Revolution" (with David Blundy) (1987)
* "Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond" (1995)
* "Rudyard Kipling" (1999)
* "Dylan Thomas: A New Life" (2005)
* "The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" (2007)


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