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Leslie Charteris

12th May 1907 - 15th April 1993

Author

Overview

British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter

Works

Creator of hero Simon Templar, aka The Saint, who appeared for the first time in Meet the Tiger (1928) and then in numerous other novels and short-stories. The eponymous hero appeared over many years in the 1960s on TV, played by Roger Moore prior to his portrayal of another suave operator, James Bond.  

Title Date Location Publication
Meet the Tiger 1928 London Ward Lock
Enter the Saint 1930 London Hodder & Stoughton
Knight Templar 1930 London Hodder & Stoughton
Saint Overboard 1930 London Hodder & Stoughton
Featuring the Saint 1931 London Hodder & Stoughton
The Brighter Buccaneer 1933 London Hodder & Stoughton
The Saint Goes On 1934 London Hodder & Stoughton
Boodle: Stories of the Saint 1934 London Hodder & Stoughton
The Saint of New York 1935 London Hodder & Stoughton
The Happy Highwayman 1939 London Hodder & Stoughton

 

 

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Previously Sold

Charteris (Leslie) An interesting archive of material related to The Saint a...

Hammer: £1,000

Charteris (Leslie) Death is So Permanent, original typescript of unpublished...

Hammer: £1,000

Charteris (Leslie) The Ace of Knaves, first edition, cut signature of the au...

Hammer: £380

Charteris (Leslie) The Saint Goes On, ink ownership inscription to front end...

Hammer: £240

Charteris (Leslie) Senor Saint, 1959 § Deighton (Len) Funeral in Berlin...

Hammer: £160

Charteris (Leslie) Call for the Saint, portions of loss to jacket spine ends...

Hammer: £120

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