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13. What else did Leslie Charteris write besides The Saint?
The first Saint book, "Meet-The Tiger!", was printed in September 1928, and was actually Charteris' third novel, and of Charteris' first five books, "Meet -The Tiger!" was the only one with The Saint. In 1929 Charteris decided to pick one character, and write a series of books about them. He picked The Saint, and the rest is history. Now, while most of his time was spent writing about The Saint, Charteris did find time to write many non-Saint pieces. Some of which include:
• 1937: The English translation of a biography of Juan Belmonte, bullfighter.
• 1945: Novelization of the Universal film, "Lady on a Train".
• 1947 to 1956: Eight true crime stories about crooked religeous leaders.
• 1949 to 1964: 12 occasional contributions to Gourmet magazine.
• 1964: "Spanish For Fun", a guide book to learning Spanish.
• 1964 to 1967: "Instead of the Saint", an erratic column in The Saint Mystery Magazine.
• June 1966 to March 1968: 22 monthly columns to Gourmet, entitled "Along The Boulevards".
• 1953 to 1967: A monthly introduction to The Saint Mystery Magazine.
• 1972: "Paleneo", a symbol language.
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