Two adventures based on episodes from Return of the Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy: In “The Imprudent Professor” the Saint is summoned by pretty Emma Maclett to prevent the kidnapping of her father, an eminent scientist with world-changing ideas on the large-scale provision of solar energy. In “The Red Sabbath” the Saint tracks down an Arab terrorist on behalf of Israeli intelligence.
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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 Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First U.K. edition first printing of a fine hardcover, in a fine dustjacket with two 1/2" closed tears together on the front cover at the top near the spine, and is price clipped. The 48th book in The Saint mystery/adventure series featuring Simon Templar, international thief, millionaire, and master of disguise. This series was adapted many times for radio, TV, and the movies most notably the TV series in the 1960s starring Roger Moore. This book has two stories from teleplays, from the TV show "The Return Of The Saint" one by Terence Feely and one by John Kruse, adapted by Graham Weaver. Seller Inventory # 365