March 5, 2014

THE SAINT LIBRARY

The original adventures of The Saint have returned in a massive publishing project by Hodder & Stoughton (Mullholland UK imprint). A complete library collection by Leslie Charteris was released in paperback between April, 2013 and February, 2014, and will be available in Ebook editions from Thomas & Mercer on Amazon starting March 18th. As described on the Charteris website,  Simon Templar (The Saint) is the "Robin Hood of modern crime: he robs from the evil and heartless rich, and gives to the wronged and deserving poor- in the process, keeping a percentage for his own expenses. He doesn't work for the law, the government, or anyone else. He is a lone wolf, but he doesn't hesitate to team up or collaborate with anyone, including official agencies, when the need arises. He is also a romantic who believes in the excitement of living." Charteris wrote fifty Saint novels and collections. The character also appeared in many continuation stories, films, radio shows, comic strips, and notably a 1960s TV series starring Roger Moore. I loved reading these novels as a kid. The Moore series imprinted a wonderful image in my mind of the ideal jet-setter and adventurer for the space age. I was also intrigued to learn there were Saint Clubs for boys during the mid-century. In my imagination, groups of good-hearted Bowery Boys met in cellar gymnasiums to read the exploits of Simon Templar and to practice boxing and archery. I was never one to join clubs as a kid, but this image of brotherly Saint fans really appealed to me. I'm excited to see this library of novels return to bookshelves and win over new readers. Enjoy! Learn about The Saint: The Saint: A Complete HistoryGeorge Sanders Saint Collection, The Saint seasons 5 & 6 streaming on Amazon, The Saint radio show starring Vincent Priceand The Saint.org website


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4 comments:

  1. Worth noting that Mulholland only reprinted 35 titles whilst Amazon are reprinting 49. Amazon print editions should be available in May.

    And audiobook versions are on their way...

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  2. thanks to saint.org for more details! cool to hear Amazon has its own print editions on the way.

    i was going to post about the AudioGo series release, but it looked like AudioGo is finished as a company. Does that mean The Saint books will be available as planned, but now released through Audible in the US and Random House Audio in the UK? Audible currently offers some of the Vincent Price radio episodes.

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  3. Strictly speaking I'm not allowed to tell you but just picture me nodding vigorously...

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