Bulldog Drummond influenced James Bond

Fleming didn't reinvent the wheel; he rode the one Sapper (H. C. McNeile original pen name) built. He took the high-octane entertainment engine of Bulldog Drummond completely intact. This includes:

• The mega-rich, cartoonishly evil villain.
• The elaborate, slow-moving deathtraps.
• The formula of a lone British hero saving the Western world.
• The love of high-end sports cars and luxury clubs.