He was then enticed to bet £20,000 that he would win at least one trick.
The Duke of Cumberland, son of King George III, supposedly held Drax's cards during this rigged deal against hustlers: First published in 1955, Flemings nuclear missile storyline plays into the publics newly-awakened postwar fears concerning the possibility of a nuclear war. Ian Fleming wrote his 1955 novel, Moonraker with the intention of adapting it into a movie after filmmakers expressed interest in his 1954 book, Live And Let Die.
This deal is based on the Duke of Cumberland deal from the 19th century. Now Bond's hand becomes good, and Drax is apoplectic. Bond naturally redoubles.īond ruffs a diamond in dummy, finesses Drax's clubs, ruffs another diamond, and finesses clubs again. This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes. When playing with M, Bond fixes the deck against Drax in the final deal of the session:īond, South, deals and opens 7 ! This is passed around to Drax, who doubles. When dealing the cards, Drax peeks at the card reflections in his polished cigarette case. Gorgeous hardcover edition with dust jacket. Moonraker is the third novel by British author Ian Fleming, based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, first published by Jonathan Cape on April 7, 1955. There, Bond discerns that Drax is a cheat. HARDCOVER RE-ISSUE 1983 THE JAMES BOND CLASSIC LIBRARY MJF BOOKS. In the film, Drax is portrayed by English/French actor Michael Lonsdale.
1 For the later film and its novelization, Drax was greatly altered from the novel by screenwriter Christopher Wood. 007 plays bridge against the evil multi-millionaire Sir Hugo Drax in Ian Fleming's "Moonraker." In the story, M asks Bond to investigate Sir Hugo's substantial winnings at M's favorite bridge club. Sir Hugo Drax is a fictional character created by author Ian Fleming for the 1955 James Bond novel Moonraker.
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