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Leslie Charteris (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr t ər ɪ s /; born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin; 12 May 1907 – 15 April 1993), was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of his hero Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
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.
Title [12] [13] [14]Year Of First PublicationFirst Edition PublisherFormatX Esquire1927Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovelThe White Rider1928Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovel1928Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovelThe Bandit1929Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovelLeslie Charteris (born May 12, 1907, Singapore—died April 15, 1993, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng.) was an author of highly popular mystery-adventure novels and creator of Simon Templar, better known as “the Saint” and sometimes called the “Robin Hood of modern crime.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Leslie Charteris was one of the famous authors of Britain who used to write novels based on the Culinary, mystery and Thriller genres. He was born as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin on May 12, 1907 in Singapore.
The Saint is the nickname of the fictional character Simon Templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris's participation were published in 1997.
YearFirst Publication Title(and Author If Not ...StoriesAlternative Titles1928novelMeet – the Tiger!The Saint Meets the ...1930"The Man Who was Clever""The Policeman ...none1930novelThe Creeping DeathSudden DeathThe Saint ...1930novelThe Avenging SaintA collection of books featuring Simon Templar, a British fictional character known as The Saint, created by Leslie Charteris. Browse the titles, ratings, reviews and editions of the series published between 1928 and 1997.
Apr 15, 1993 · Born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, Leslie Charteris was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."
