Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris was an American and British screenwriter, writer and novelist (1907–1993). He was born at Singapore and died at Windsor.
Leslie Charteris in brief
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 1993
- Known for
- screenwriter, writer and novelist
- Place of birth
- Singapore
Contents
Catalogued works
67 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.
Simon Templar, dated 1948. The Saint. Return of the Saint. Claud Eustace Teal. Patricia Holm. Alias the Saint. Bet on the Saint. Boodle. Call for the Saint. Capture the Saint. Catch the Saint. Count on the Saint. Daredevil. Enter the Saint. Featuring the Saint. Follow the Saint. Getaway. Knight Templar. Meet the Tiger. Once More the Saint. Prelude for War. Saint Errant. Saint Overboard. Salvage for the Saint. Send for the Saint. Señor Saint. She Was a Lady. Thanks to the Saint. The Ace of Knaves. The Brighter Buccaneer. The Happy Highwayman. The Holy Terror. The Last Hero. The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal. The Saint Abroad. The Saint Around the World. The Saint Goes On. The Saint Goes West. The Saint Returns. The Saint Sees it Through. The Saint and the last hero. המלאך חוזר. Furūdgāh. The saint and Mr. Teal. המלאך נגד איספקטור טיל. המוח השנון. מסע ההרפתקאות. המלאך בלונדון. החולשה הלטינית. המלאך נחלץ ממלכודת. המלאך נגד עולם הפשע. קיסר הקבצנים. אמצאת התופת. חטיפה לאור הירח. הכר את המלאך. X Esquire. השוטר המזוייף. המלאך בניו יורק. The Saint in New York. המלאך נחלץ מצרה. המלאך הנוקם. Baker's dozen. The Saint plays with fire. The Saint in Miami. האיש שלגע למוות. המלאך נגד סקוטלנד יארד. Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Ian, Leslie Charles Bowyer Charteris [formerly Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; pseud. Leslie Charteris] (1907–1993), writer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Charteris, Leslie, (12 May 1907–15 April 1993), FRSA; author, Who Was Who, 2007. The Novels of Leslie Charteris, Twentieth-Century Suspense, 1990. Charteris of Amisfield, Baron, (Martin Michael Charles Charteris) (7 Sept. 1913–23 Dec. 1999), Who Was Who, 2007. Charteris, Richard, Oxford Music Online, 2001.
Digitised editions and texts
13 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
thieves picnic (1937) — Internet Archive. The Saint in Action (1980) — Internet Archive. The Bandit (1949) — Internet Archive. The Saint Plays with Fire (1951) — Internet Archive. the saint in europe (1958) — Internet Archive. Alias the saint (1967) — Internet Archive. the last hero the saint closes the cases (1941) — Internet Archive. Follow The Saint (1939) — Internet Archive. THE FIRST SAINT OMNIBUS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF SAINTLY ADVENTURES (1939) — Internet Archive. The saint goes on (1966) — Internet Archive. the saint meets his match (1941) — Internet Archive. Daredevil — Project Gutenberg. Meet the Tiger — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Leslie Charteris studied at Rossall School, King's College and Saint Andrew's School, Singapore. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is adventure novel.
Works named in the authority record are Simon Templar.
Distinctions recorded are Cartier Diamond Dagger.
Chronology
- 1907Leslie Charteris born at Singapore.
- 1937thieves picnic digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1948Simon Templar.
- 1949The Bandit digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1951The Saint Plays with Fire digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1958the saint in europe digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1967Alias the saint digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1980The Saint in Action digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1993Leslie Charteris died at Windsor.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Leslie Charteris”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source - 2.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q743079: Leslie Charteris
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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Elsewhere in Books
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