The Saint to the Rescue
Encyclopedia
The Saint to the Rescue is a collection of short stories
by Leslie Charteris
, first published in 1959 by The Crime Club
in the United States
. The first British
edition by Hodder and Stoughton was not published until 1961. This was the 34th book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar
, alias "The Saint".
.
"Element of Doubt" aired on November 22, 1962 during the first season. During the second season, "The Gentle Ladies" and "The Ever-Loving Spouse" aired back-to-back on March 5 and 12, 1964.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Leslie Charteris
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...
, first published in 1959 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...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The first British
United Kingdom
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edition by Hodder and Stoughton was not published until 1961. This was the 34th book to feature the adventures of 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".
Stories
The book consisted of 6 stories:- "The Ever-Loving Spouse"
- "The Fruitful Land"
- "The Percentage Player"
- "The Water Merchant"
- "The Gentle Ladies"
- "The Element of Doubt"
Television adaptations
Three of the stories from this collection formed the basis for episodes of the 1962-69 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...
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"Element of Doubt" aired on November 22, 1962 during the first season. During the second season, "The Gentle Ladies" and "The Ever-Loving Spouse" aired back-to-back on March 5 and 12, 1964.