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Patricia Holm
Patricia Holm is the name of a fictional character who appeared in the novels and short stories of Leslie Charteris between 1928 and 1948. She was the on-again, off-again girlfriend and partner of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint", and shared a number of his adventures. In addition, by the mid-1930s, Holm and Templar shared the same flat in London, although they were unmarried. Although such co-habitation between unmarried partners is commonplace today, it was rare, shocking (and in some areas, even illegal) in the 1930s. The two also appeared to have a somewhat "open" relationship, with Holm accepting (or, at least, tolerating) Templar's occasional dalliances with other women. Charteris wrote Holm out of the series after 1948. A fleeting reference in the final novel credited to Charteris (1983's '' Salvage for the Saint'') reveals that at some point in the past, Holm had left Templar. Early appearances Holm is 20 when she first encounters Templar in the inaugural Saint adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint (other)
The Saint may refer to: Fiction * Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations: ** ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–43), starring Louis Hayward, George Sanders and Hugh Sinclair as Simon Templar ** ''The Saint'' (radio program) (1944–51), a radio program starring Vincent Price ** ''The Saint'' (comics) (1948–61), a long-running comic strip series ** ''The Saint'' (TV series) (1962–69), a British television series starring Roger Moore ** ''Return of the Saint'' (1978–79), a British television series starring Ian Ogilvy ** ''The Saint in Manhattan'' 1987 TV pilot starring Andrew Clarke as Simon Templar, it was shown as part of CBS Summer Playhouse, a series that aired unsold TV pilots. ** The Saint (TV film series) (1989-90) six made-for-syndication TV Films starring Simon Dutton as Simon Templar, broadcast as part of Mystery Wheel of Adventure. *** '' The Saint: The Brazilian Connection'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted For Murder
''Wanted for Murder'' is the title of a collection of six mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris which was first published in the United States in August 1931. This book was part of an ongoing series of novels and novellas by Charteris featuring the adventures of his Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter, Simon Templar, alias The Saint. ''Wanted for Murder'' holds an unusual place in the Charteris canon as this book featured the first American publication of the stories contained within the books ''Featuring the Saint'' and ''Alias the Saint'', which were published in the United Kingdom earlier in 1931 by Hodder and Stoughton. In most cases, The Crime Club, an imprint of Doubleday, simply published American editions of the Saint books (occasionally retitled), but this was the first — and only — occasion on which The Crime Club chose not to publish two of Charteris' books, instead deciding to combine them into an American-only omnibus release. The book was later republished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ace Of Knaves
''The Ace of Knaves'' is a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1937 by Hodder and Stoughton, and in the United States by The Crime Club. This book continues the adventures of Charteris' creation, Simon Templar, alias The Saint. Later editions of the book were retitled ''The Saint in Action''. The adventures in this book mark the return of Templar's longtime girlfriend and partner Patricia Holm and his nemesis, Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal since '' The Saint Goes On''. Two of the three novellas were first published in ''Thriller'' magazine several months before the book was released; this marked the return of the character to the magazine after a hiatus during which Charteris focused on writing novels. Stories The book consists of the following stories: #The Spanish War - A 10 pound debt turns into a mystery involving $30,000 in bearer bonds, a dead body, and a connection to the (then-current) Spanish Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Overboard
''Saint Overboard'' is the title of a 1936 mystery novel by Leslie Charteris, one of a long series of novels featuring Charteris' creation Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". An edited version was previously published in November 1935 in ''The American Magazine'' as ''The Pirate Saint''. Some paperback editions append the article ''The'' to the title (''The Saint Overboard''). The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton in 1936 (followed by an American edition by The Crime Club). Plot summary Simon Templar, alias The Saint, is enjoying a pleasure cruise along the French coast aboard his yacht, the ''Corsair'' when he is awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of gunfire and shouting from another vessel (the ''Falkenberg'') anchored nearby. The source of the commotion is a group of men pursuing a young woman who is swimming frantically away from the other ship. Templar rescues the woman who, after some considerable hesitation, identifies hersel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint In New York
''The Saint in New York'' is a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in 1935. It was published in the United States by Doubleday in January 1935. A shorter version of the novel had previously been published in the September 1934 issue of ''The American Magazine''. ''The Saint in New York'' was the 15th book chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar (alias The Saint), an anti-hero character patterned after Robin Hood. The book is considered the most popular Saint volume. Saint expert Burl Barer in his history ''Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television 1928–1992'', indicates that ''The Saint in New York'' was the first "bestseller" of the Simon Templar series, and was the book that established Charteris as a literary celebrity in America and Britain. Due to the book's popularity, it became the first Simon Templar story to be adapted for film. Up until this point, Charteris had published at leas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boodle (The Saint)
''Boodle'' is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in August 1934. This was the thirteenth book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint", and the second short story collection featuring the character. The title is taken from the British slang term "boodle" meaning bribery, stolen goods or loot (it is also a term frequently used by Templar). When first published in the United States by The Crime Club, the unfamiliar-sounding title was changed to ''The Saint Intervenes'', and this title was later applied to future UK editions. As with the earlier collection, ''The Brighter Buccaneer'', ''Boodle'' consists of stories written by Charteris under contract with the UK magazine ''Empire News'' during 1933. One story, "The Man Who Liked Toys", was first published in ''The American Magazine'' as a non-Saint story featuring a lead character named Kestry; Charteris later revised the story to incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Misfortunes Of Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's historic and primary financial centre. Its name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which also had an entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance, and over time "Scotland Yard" has come to be used not only as the name of the headquarters building, but also as a metonym for both the Metropolitan Police Service itself and police officers, especially detectives, who serve in it. ''The New York Times'' wrote in 1964 that, just as Wall Street gave its name to New York's financial district, Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London. The force moved from Great Scotland Yard in 1890, to a newly completed build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once More The Saint
''Once More the Saint'' is a collection of three interrelated mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in January 1933. This was the tenth book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The first American edition, published in May 1933, changed the title to ''The Saint and Mr. Teal'', which was later adopted by UK editions of the book. (Mr. Teal refers to Scotland Yard Inspector Claud Eustace Teal, a recurring character.) The first two stories in the book were originally published in the UK magazine, '' Thriller'' in 1932, with the third story being written exclusively for the book. Stories The book, which picks up soon after the events of the previous full-length novel, '' Getaway'', consisted of the following stories (designated as Part One, Part Two, and Part Three): # The Gold Standard - In Paris, Simon Templar finds a mortally wounded man who claims his brother can create gold. Upon returning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getaway (The Saint)
''Getaway'' is a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris first published in the United Kingdom in September 1932 by Hodder and Stoughton. This was the fifth full-length novel featuring the adventures of the modern day Robin Hood-inspired crimebuster Simon Templar, and the ninth Saint book published overall since 1928. When first published in the United States by The Crime Club in February 1933, the title was modified to ''The Saint's Getaway'' which was later adopted by future UK editions. Prior to being published in book form, ''Getaway'' had appeared in serialized form in ''The Thriller'' magazine, with Part 1 published as "Property of the Deceased" on 6 February 1932 and Part 2, "Two Men from Munich", not published until 18 June 1932. Charteris, in his introduction to a mid-1960s reprint of the book for Fiction Publishing Company, describes ''Getaway'' as the third part of a trilogy of novels that began with ''The Last Hero'' and ''Knight Templar''. Plot summary The novel begins a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harem
Harem (Persian: حرمسرا ''haramsarā'', ar, حَرِيمٌ ''ḥarīm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A harem may house a man's wife or wives, their pre-pubescent male children, unmarried daughters, female domestic servants, and other unmarried female relatives. In harems of the past, slave concubines were also housed in the harem. In former times some harems were guarded by eunuchs who were allowed inside. The structure of the harem and the extent of monogamy or polygamy has varied depending on the family's personalities, socio-economic status, and local customs. Similar institutions have been common in other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations, especially among royal and upper-class families, and the term is sometimes used in other contexts. In traditional Persian residential architecture the women's quarters were known as ''andar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prelude For War
''Prelude for War'' is a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his Robin Hood-inspired crime fighter, Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1938 by Hodder and Stoughton, and in the United States by The Crime Club the same year. Previously, the novel had been serialized in the American magazine ''Cosmopolitan''. Publication of the book marked the 10th anniversary of the Simon Templar character. Later editions of the book were retitled ''The Saint and the Sinners'' and ''The Saint Plays with Fire''. This was the last time a Simon Templar novel or short story collection would be published under different titles (although a later novella, ''The Saint and the Sizzling Saboteur'' from ''The Saint on Guard'' would later be published individually). Plot A peaceful moonlight drive in the English countryside is interrupted when Simon Templar and Patricia Holm listen to a disturbing radio broadcast from France by a would-be dictator w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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