Saint Abroad
by Leslie Charteris, Lee Fleming, John Telfer
The Saint / Simon Templar (fictional); detectiveSaint (fictitious character), fictionFiction, thrillers, espionageFiction, general
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Two stories based on the very successful TV series of The Saint: *The Art Collectors* and *The Persistent Patriots*. Although some editions credit the story adaptations to Leslie Charteris, it's generally accepted that they were done by Fleming Lee. In *The Art Collectors*, Simon Templar (the Saint) takes issue with European 'Art Collectors' who have their own interpretation of art collecting. *The Persistent Patriots*, sees the Saint battling to save the life - and reputation - of the Prime Minister of Nagawiland, on the African coast, from a cadre of revolutionaries...
Themes & subjects
The Saint / Simon Templar (fictional); detectiveSaint (fictitious character), fictionFiction, thrillers, espionageFiction, general
Setting
ParisNagawiland (fictional African coastal country)
About the author
Leslie Charteris
12 May 1907 – 15 April 1993
Leslie Charteris was born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin in Singapore, the son of a Chinese physician father and an English mother. He started writing in childhood, creating his own magazine with articles, short stories, poetry, editorials, serials, comic strip. In 1926, he legally changed his last name to Charteris. He wrote his first book, X Esquire (1927), as an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge. When it was accepted for publication, he left university to became a professional writer. He continued to write thrillers while supporting himself by working odd jobs, including as laborer on a freighter, bartender in a country inn, gold prospector, pearl fisher, tin miner, laborer on a rubbe…
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