The Saint Sees it Through
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The Saint Sees it Through is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris
featuring his creation, Simon Templar
, alias The Saint. The book was first published in 1946 in the United States
by The Crime Club
. Hodder and Stoughton published the first British
edition in 1947.
This was the final full-length novel featuring Templar to be solely written by Charteris, as the author chose to concentrate on short stories and novella
-length Saint stories hereafter. The next full-length Saint novel, Vendetta for the Saint
(1964), would be credited to Charteris, but actually written by Harry Harrison
.
that aired during the second season. It was first broadcast on March 19, 1964. It is one of the few full-length Saint novels to be adapted for television.
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, 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."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
featuring his creation, Simon Templar
Simon Templar
Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books 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...
, alias The Saint. The book was first published in 1946 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by The Crime Club
The Crime Club
The Crime Club was an imprint of the Doubleday publishing company, which later spawned a 1946-47 anthology radio series.Many classic and popular works of detective and mystery fiction had their first U.S. editions published via the Crime Club, including all 50 books of The Saint by Leslie Charteris...
. Hodder and Stoughton published the first British
United Kingdom
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edition in 1947.
This was the final full-length novel featuring Templar to be solely written by Charteris, as the author chose to concentrate on short stories and novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
-length Saint stories hereafter. The next full-length Saint novel, Vendetta for the Saint
Vendetta for the Saint
Vendetta for the Saint is the title of a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The novel is credited to Leslie Charteris, who created the Saint in 1928, but the book was actually authored by Harry Harrison, a noted science fiction author who also wrote the...
(1964), would be credited to Charteris, but actually written by Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison is an American science fiction author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! , the basis for the film Soylent Green...
.
Television adaptation
The Saint Sees it Through was adapted as an episode of the TV series The SaintThe Saint (TV series)
The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
that aired during the second season. It was first broadcast on March 19, 1964. It is one of the few full-length Saint novels to be adapted for television.