In 1965, o donnell adapted his screenplay into a novel, which debuted in 1966 under the name of modesty blaise. Feb 03, 2015 modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. Much like ian flemings middle 007 series, this is the stuff of proper adventure stories, with capers and pranks and lots of bloodshed, but little actual espionage. This is from 1965, and is the first of the modesty blaise text novels.
Two chapters later the book is over, and readers can agree with willie and conclude that this book is different. It was published in 1965, and the inspiration was probably a female james. Peter odonnell modesty blaise hardcover 1965 first u. Buy modesty blaise souvenir 1965 1st edition by odonnell, peter from amazons fiction books store. He also wrote short stories, plays, television and film scripts, and nine romance novels published under the pseudonym madeleine brent. This comic strip follows the life of modesty blaise, whos a remarkable young woman whos very talented but has a criminal history. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
The legendary modesty blaise first appeared in a bestselling series of novels in may 1965, and we are now celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. But the final screenplay was rewritten several times, leaving only one line from odonnells script. Apr 27, 2019 the first novel, from 1965, is really a novelisation of the modesty blaise film that came out in 1966 above, the first of three adaptations over the years. This year celebrates 50 years since the fantastic modesty blaise graphic novel first appeared in the evening standard. This book is not in the landscape format wider then tall that most recent comic strip collections have. It was adapted into films made in 1966, 1982, and 2003 and a series of novels and short story collections, beginning in 1965. Modesty blaise modesty blaise series 9780285637283. Cooler than the pretentious james bond, tougher than the braindead mike hammer. Peter odonnell, who died a few weeks ago, wrote this spy novel based on his own comic book creation. In all there have been about 90 comic strip storylines and a dozen novels. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. For almost 40 years, peter odonnells iconic heroine dropkicked her way through a swath of villains and into a unique place in. The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin.
Forget lara croft, modesty blaise is the original kickass action heroine. Cobra trap was released 11 years after the previous book in the series, dead mans handle. Discover titans range of modesty blaise collections, each packed with incredible bonus materials and beautifully restored strip. Modesty blaise was peter odonnells first book, published in 1965 when he was 45 years old. It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven novels and two. Jan 12, 2010 modesty blaise 1965 is the first novelised adventure of modesty blaise, which began as a comic strip in 1963. Modesty blaise project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The modesty blaise novels began with the losey movie. In 1965, he published his first novel, modesty blaise, which was based on the screenplay he had written for the motion picture of the same name. Sabretooth is the second book in the modesty blaise series of books and was written by peter odonnell in 1966.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The art of modesty blaise download ebook pdf, epub. Contains stories 6 uncle happy, which ran from 20 april 1965 to 18 september 1965, and bad suki, which ran from 15. This excellent oversized trade paperback is actually volume 28 in titan books complete modesty blaise, this volume reprints british comic strips from 1997 and 1998. A near fine copy in priceclipped dustwrapper showing light use. Below is a list of peter odonnells modesty blaise books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. Not merely a spy spoof, based on a book and a comic strip about a femme james bond type, the colorful production gives the. This first modesty blaise novel by peter odonnell ably sets the stage for one of my favorite novel and comic strip series, in which modesty blaise and her righthand man and other half willie garvin, retired wealthy from a life of crime, find relief from the ennui that they are unexpectedly feeling by performing a task for sir gerald tarrant, head of britains version of our secret service. The modesty blaise fandom owes a huge debt of gratitude to titan books which has put into easytoread large paperback volumes the blaise stories at an affordable price. I read most of the modesty blaise series in the late 1970s and early 1980s, though these books were first released in great britain and the caribbean in the mid1960s.
The book was published in 1996, and is the thirteenth, and final book in the modesty blaise series which began in 1965. Odonnell continued to write both the strips, with several illustrators, and a string of novels and short stories. His final published work was cobra trap, a short story collection published in 1996. Buy modesty blaise by peter odonnell 1965 0604 by isbn. Modesty blaise is an actionadventurespy fiction novel by peter odonnell first published in 1965, featuring the character modesty blaise which odonnell had. Its been a long wait for a new modesty blaise book, alleviated by only tricklefeed publication of some of the newspaper strips. Modesty blaise started off as a 1960s strip cartoon, though was later developed into novels and three films. Modesty blaise is an actionadventurespy fiction novel by peter odonnell first published in 1965, featuring the character modesty blaise which odonnell had created for a comic strip in 1963. Sep 30, 2014 modesty blaise original 1st edition book cover, 1965 stay safe and healthy. Buy modesty blaise by peter odonnell 19650604 by isbn. Modesty blaise by peter odonnell 1st edition 1965 from. The strip follows the adventures of modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin.
Thrilling, humorous and timeless adventures, the modesty blaise series are seminal british crime novels by peter odonnell. The above quotation is uttered by willie garvin at the end of chapter 18 of modesty blaise. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Since the strip ended in 2001, i assume it will be 30 volumes in total. Modesty blaise came about because when odonnell was a soldier during the second world. Complete set series lot of 7 modesty blaise books by peter odonnell. Willie garvin is a character in the longrunning british comic strip series modesty blaise, as well as a series of novels based upon the strip. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Although, having read those published strips, there is the occasional feeling of deja vu, as some of their scenes are recycled, usually in different plots. Uncle happy modesty blaise graphic novel download free. Willie garvin also appears in every volume of the modesty blaise book series. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Cobra trap is the title of a short story collection by peter odonnell featuring his actionadventure heroine modesty blaise. The modesty blaise character was created in 1963 and appeared in her first novel in 1965, appropriately titled modesty blaise. The story was published as a novel in 1965 before the first movie appeared in 1966. The strip follows the adventures of modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many. A riposte to james bond, she made her debut in the cartoon strips odonnell wrote illustrated by jim holdaway from 1963, initially published in the london evening standard, then syndicated worldwide, they ran for 38 years. It was the final book to be written by odonnell before his. Initially, the idea was to promote the movie, and odonnell simply adapted the screenplay hed written. Peter odonnell modesty blaise, wealthy and retired at 26 from a life of lucrative robberies, takes on a deadly job for british intelligence. Sep 30, 2014 modesty blaise original 1st edition book cover, 1965.
His most famous creation was modesty blaise, which was first published in comic stripform in 1963 and ended in 2001. This was a huge success and was followed by a string of published novels and short stories until 1996. Oct 22, 2018 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Modesty blaise is one of the nuttiest, screwiest pictures ever made. It is a direct sequel to the first book modesty blaise, with sir gerald tarrant of the british foreign service sending modesty and willie out on another dangerous mission.
Modesty blaise cobra trap peter odonnell 06 pb book new thriller souvenir press. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Modesty blaise original 1st edition book cover, 1965 book. Feb 11, 2012 peter odonnell modesty blaise crest edition first published by souvenir press hardback in 1965. Modesty blaise original 1st edition book cover, 1965.
This book was a huge success and odonnell would publish a dozen more novels and short story collections until 1996. Modesty blaise 1965 by peter odonnell pub by souvenir. The first novel, from 1965, is really a novelisation of the modesty blaise film that came out in. Strictly speaking, peter odonnells modesty blaise is not a spy, and indeed the book that bears her name isnt really spy fiction. We take for granted female action heroes these days.
They were the first kickbutt heroine novels id ever read, and i loved them all. This paperback edition published by fawcett crest r899 in march 1966. A spy spoof in the 1960s tradition, featuring the comic book heroine modesty blaise monica vitti set in the italian mediterranean. Kill bill, resident evil, tomb raider etc, but modesty was the first. Modesty blaise 1965 by peter odonnell pub by souvenir press. The art of modesty blaise download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In addition to the strips which are worth the price alone, the books contain terrrific articles, some by the author before his death.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Modesty blaise is a wealthy, very curvaceous young woman of a mysterious background who, although at times a criminal, also works sometimes for the british secret service under instructions from sir gerald tarrant. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a. With monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews. Below is a list of peter odonnell s books in order of when they were originally released. In 1965 a movie adaptation of the strip went into production, starring starred monica vitti as modesty, terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk. Modesty blaise by peter odonnell, 1965, souvenir press edition, paperback in english modesty blaise 1965 edition open library. Peter odonnell became a published novelist in 1965 with the novel modesty blaise in 1965. Contains stories 6 uncle happy, which ran from 20 april 1965 to 18 september 1965, and bad suki, which ran from 15 january 1968 to 25 may 1968.
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