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Leslie Charteris was born in Singapore on May 12th, 1907. With his mother and brother, he moved to England in 1919 and attended Rossall School in Lancashire before moving on to Cambridge University to study law. His studies there came to a halt when a publisher accepted his first novel. His third book, entitled Meet the Tiger!, was written when he was twenty years old and published in September 1928. It introduced the world to Simon Templar, aka the Saint.
He continued to write about the Saint until 1983 when the last book, Salvage for the Saint, was published. The books, which have been translated into over thirty languages, number nearly a hundred and have sold over 40 million copies around the world. They’ve inspired, to date, fifteen feature films, three TV series, ten radio series, and a comic strip that was written by Charteris and syndicated around the world for over a decade. He enjoyed travelling but settled for long periods in Hollywood, Florida, and finally in Surrey, England. He was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger by the Crime Writers’ Association in 1992, in recognition of a lifetime of achievement. He died the following year.
To find out more about Leslie Charteris and his work, visit www.lesliecharteris.com.
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Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Second Impression. 191 pages. Square tight binding, uncreased, unmarked and clean. Paper slightly yellow. Seller Inventory # 004102
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Painted Front Cover (illustrator). Second Edition By Publisher. 191 pages. Simon Templar aka the SAINT was a Thief, amateur detective, occasional British intelligence and police agent (Simon Templar aka the SAINT has also been portrayed in motion pictures, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three TELEVISION series. (ROGER MOORE Played Simon Templar aka the SAINT in the 1960's TV Series); >> Minor indents to covers. creasing to right edge of front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 19113-1
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair ++/Good. Second Impression. 189 pages. Light wear to covers' corners & spine-ends - bottom spine-ends frayed and now taped. Page-edges browned. Red and white background covers. Seller Inventory # 033973
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Second impression Hodder Paperbacks edition, 1969, in overall good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - spine faded and light rubbing to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; page-ends tanned but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available. Seller Inventory # 131266