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Leslie Charteris (May 12, 1907, Singapore–April 15, 1993) 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."
Charteris was born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin to a Chinese father and an English mother. His father was a physician who claimed to be able to trace his lineage back to the emperors of the Shang Dynasty. Charteris became interested in writing at an early age, at one point creating his own magazine with articles, short stories, poetry, editorials, serials, and even a comic strip.
When his first book, written during his first year at Cambridge University, was accepted, he left university and embarked on a new career. Charteris was motivated by a desire to be unconventional and to become financially well off by doing what he liked best to do. He continued to write English thriller stories, while he worked at various jobs from shipping out on a freighter to working as a bartender in a country inn. He prospected for gold, fished for pearls, worked in a tin mine and on a rubber plantation, toured England with a carnival, and drove a bus. In 1926, he legally changed his last name to Charteris (pronounced "charter-is"), after Colonel Francis Charteris.
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Absolute Write: Leslie Charteris - Brief biography.
Crime Fiction: Leslie Charteris - Very brief biography and complete bibliography.
Leslie Charteris - Bibliography of The Saint novels from the Secret Agent's Homepage.
Leslie Charteris Books - Bibliography of Leslie Charteris
Menzies Era: The Saint - Information about Leslie Charteris, creator of The Saint
Meta Description: [ Leslie Charteris - The Saint - 1949 to 1972 - The Menzies Era ]
Mystery Greats: Time Line: The Saint - Information about Simon Templar, alias the Saint, from MysteryNet.
Meta Description: [ The Saint, Simon Templar, by Leslie Charteris ]
No Hiding Place - Text of The Saint radio show which was originally broadcast November 19, 1950.
OzSaint - Internet home of The Saint Club in Australia.
Pegasos: Leslie Charteris - Biography of the author with a selected bibliography and listing of film scripts.
Rudy's Books - Listing of available Saint books for sale.
Saint Books - Saint books written by Leslie Charteris. Listed in order of publication.
Meta Description: [ Saint books written by Leslie Charteris. Listed in order of publication. ]
SimonTemplar.com - Online home of The Saint Fan Club.
Meta Description: [ www.SimonTemplar.com - The Saint Fan Club ]
The Epistle - A humble collection of graphics and HTML constituting the etheric abode of The Epistle, an electronic mailing list for discussion and delectation of the immortal works of Leslie Charteris and all associated ephemera.
The Saint Novels in French - Illustrated history of the French Saint novels.
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