Thanks to the Saint
Encyclopedia
Thanks to the Saint is a collection of short stories
by Leslie Charteris
, first published in 1957 by The Crime Club
in the United States
and by Hodder and Stoughton in the United Kingdom
in 1958.
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"The Careful Terrorist" appeared as the third episode of the first season, airing on October 18, 1962. "The Bunco Artists" and "The Good Medicine" appeared in season two, on December 19, 1963 and February 6, 1964, respectively. "The Unescapable Word" was retitled to the more grammatically correct "The Inescapable Word" and aired on January 28, 1965 during season 3, followed by "The Happy Suicide" on March 11.
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 1957 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...
and by Hodder and Stoughton in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1958.
Stories
The book consisted of 6 stories:- "The Bunco Artists"
- "The Happy Suicide"
- "The Good Medicine"
- "The Unescapable Word" (sic)
- "The Perfect Sucker"
- "The Careful Terrorist"
Television adaptations
All but one of the stories in 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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"The Careful Terrorist" appeared as the third episode of the first season, airing on October 18, 1962. "The Bunco Artists" and "The Good Medicine" appeared in season two, on December 19, 1963 and February 6, 1964, respectively. "The Unescapable Word" was retitled to the more grammatically correct "The Inescapable Word" and aired on January 28, 1965 during season 3, followed by "The Happy Suicide" on March 11.