Ending The Day On A Whimsical Note, Maybe

Maybe I have spotted a minor literary parallel that no one else has.

Everyone knows of parallels between Ian Fleming's James Bond and Poul Anderson's Dominic Flandry although Flandry not only pre-existed Bond but also was conceived by Anderson as an sf equivalent of Simon Templar. (Roger Moore played both Templar and Bond.)

Many people might perceive Modesty Blaise as a female equivalent of James Bond although she is and has always been an independent and original character, beginning in a newspaper comic strip before branching into novels and films.

Why do I link Modesty with Flandry? Flandry's earliest published story was entitled "Tiger by the Tail" because, in it, enemies of the Terran Empire took Flandry prisoner and wished that they hadn't. Modesty's earliest story was entitled "La Machine" because, in it, Modesty goes up against a French murder outfit of that name. When La Machine captures Modesty, her assistant, Willie Garvin, says that they have - a tiger by the tail.

OK. A very minor literary parallel.

I will now return to reading Modesty Blaise for the rest of this evening.