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List of works by Leslie Charteris

List of works by Leslie Charteris

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Leslie Charteris (born Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; 1907–1993) was a British-American writer best known for his series on stories featuring Simon Templar, also known as The Saint.[1] Born in Singapore to a Chinese father, Suat Yin Chwan, and his English wife, Lydia (née Bowyer), Charteris travelled extensively with his family until beginning his education in England in 1919.[2][3] In 1925 he enrolled at King's College, Cambridge, but left after a year in order to become a writer;[4] to support himself, he worked as a goldminer, bartender, professional bridge player and temporary policeman. In October 1926 he changed his name by deed poll to Leslie Charles Bowyer Charteris-Ian, and professionally used the shorter version, Leslie Charteris.[1]

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Charteris's first five novels were published by Ward Lock & Co; he also had a story The Red River published in their Windsor Magazine in May 1927. The first novel, X Esquire, which he later described as "an appallingly bad book", was published in 1927;[5] his second novel—The White Rider, published in 1928—is "overwritten and poorly constructed", according to his biographer Joan DelFattore.[5] In his third novel, Meet the Tiger (1928), he introduced the character of Simon Templar, a debonair gentleman crook who goes by the nom de guerre, The Saint.[6]

Charteris continued writing Saint books and the series gained in popularity because of its "mix of light humour, sophisticated settings, and story-line emphasising the role of a crusader tackling the forces of evil", which had "special appeal in the depression".[1] Charteris moved to the United States in 1932 and soon began writing screenplays, the first of which resulted in Midnight Club, released in 1933.[7][8]

Charteris also worked on three books of non-fiction and an introduction to the 1980 re-issue of The Saint Meets the Tiger. The works consisted of a translation from Spanish to English of the autobiography of the bullfighter Juan Belmonte, a language guide to Spanish, and a guide to Paleneo, a wordless, pictorial sign language invented by Charteris.[9] He died in Windsor, Berkshire, in April 1993.[1]

Novels and story collections

"You might have seen something of the Indian, too, in the intent lines of his tanned reckless face; but that would have been an easy illusion. The same lines would have fitted as naturally into the picture of a conquistador ... or of d'Artagnan mocking the courts of France: they were only the heraldry of a character that would have been the same in any age or place, the timeless brand of the born buccaneer."

Charteris's description of Simon Templar in The Saint Goes West.[10]

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Screenplays

Roger Moore (left) played the television incarnation in The Saint.
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Non-fiction

Juan Belmonte, whose autobiography Charteris translated into English in 1937
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Notes and references

Notes

  1. Novelisation of the film of the same name, for which Charteris also wrote the script.[8]
  2. by Harry Harrison, Leslie Charteris.[55]
  3. by Fleming Lee, Leslie Charteris; novelisation of a comic strip.[57]
  4. by Fleming Lee, Leslie Charteris; novelisation of a television script.[59]

References

  1. [1]
    Lycett 2004.
  2. [2]
    Lofts & Adley 1985, pp. 4–5.
  3. [3]
    "Dr. S. C. Yin (Son created 'The Saint') dies at 82". Singapore Free Press. 3 April 1958. p. 1.
  4. [4]
    Wright 1997, p. 76.
  5. [5]
    DelFattore 1989, p. 61.
  6. [6]
    Lofts & Adley 1985, p. 6.
  7. [7]
    DelFattore 1989, p. 62.
  8. [8]
    "Leslie Charteris". Contemporary Authors. Gale. Retrieved 3 January 2014. (subscription required)
  9. [9]
    DelFattore 1989, p. 66–67.
  10. [10]
    Charteris 2013, p. 4.
  11. [11]
    DelFattore 1989, pp. 58–59.
  12. [12]
    Lofts & Adley 1985, pp. 11–12.
  13. [13]
    Wright 1997, pp. 47–50.
  14. [14]
    "X Esquire". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  15. [15]
    "The White Rider". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  16. [16]
    "Meet the Tiger". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  17. [17]
    "The Bandit". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  18. [18]
    Although not considered a Saint book, this novel did introduce the character of Insp. Claude Eustace Teal, who became a recurring figure in the Saint series.
  19. [19]
    "Daredevil". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  20. [20]
    "Enter the Saint". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  21. [21]
    "Knight Templar". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "The Last Hero". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Featuring the Saint". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Alias the Saint". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "She Was a Lady". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Holy Terror". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Getaway. A "Saint" novel". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  28. [28]
    "Once More the Saint". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "The Brighter Buccaneer. More "Saint" stories". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Misfortunes of Mr. Teal". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "Boodle. Stories of "The Saint."". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  32. [32]
    "Saint Goes On". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "The Saint in New York". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  34. [34]
    "Saint Overboard". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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    "The Ace of Knaves". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  36. [36]
    "Thieves' Picnic". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  37. [37]
    "Prelude for War". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  38. [38]
    "Follow the Saint". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  39. [39]
    "The Happy Highwayman". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  40. [40]
    "The Saint in Miami". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  41. [41]
    "The Saint Goes West". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  42. [42]
    "The Saint Steps In". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  43. [43]
    "The Saint on Guard". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  44. [44]
    "The Saint Sees it Through". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  45. [45]
    "Call for the Saint". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  46. [46]
    "Saint Errant". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  47. [47]
    "The Saint in Europe". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  48. [48]
    "The Saint on the Spanish Main". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  49. [49]
    "The Saint Around the World". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  50. [50]
    "Thanks to the Saint". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  51. [51]
    "The Señor Saint". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  52. [52]
    The Saint to the Rescue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  53. [53]
    Trust the Saint. A Crime Club selection. Washington: Library of Congress. 1962. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  54. [54]
    "The Saint in the Sun". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  55. [55]
    Barer 2003, pp. 113–14.
  56. [56]
    "Vendetta for the Saint". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  57. [57]
    Barer 2003, p. 174.
  58. [58]
    The Saint in Pursuit. Washington: Library of Congress. 1970. Retrieved 10 June 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  59. [59]
    Barer 2003, pp. 176–77.
  60. [60]
    "The Saint and the People Importers". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  61. [61]
    DelFattore 1989, p. 60.
  62. [62]
    "Midnight Club". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  63. [63]
    "The Saint's Double Trouble". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  64. [64]
    "The Saint's Vacation". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  65. [65]
    "The Saint in Palm Springs". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  66. [66]
    "Lady on a Train". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  67. [67]
    "River Gang". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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    "Two Smart People". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  69. [69]
    "Tarzan and the Huntress". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  70. [70]
    Wright 1997, p. 86.
  71. [71]
    DelFattore 1989, p. 67.

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