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EAN: 9780441748877 ISBN: 0441748872 Label: Ace Books Manufacturer: Ace Books Publication Date: 1981-01 Publisher: Ace Books Studio: Ace Books Average Rating:
 Rating: - Saint Saga #13Further lightweight but entertaining short stories of the Saint (in the same vein as The Brighter Buccaneer), wherein more mysteries are unravelled, more swindlers swindled, and more beer consumed. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Charteris appears to have been neither a snob nor an inverted snob (although "The Noble Sportsman" contains some blistering remarks about the Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin' ethos). Politicians, however, get a tremendous series of bloody noses from the Saint ... Read More Rating: - Saint Saga #13Further lightweight but entertaining short stories of the Saint (in the same vein as The Brighter Buccaneer), wherein more mysteries are unravelled, more swindlers swindled, and more beer consumed. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Charteris appears to have been neither a snob nor an inverted snob (although "The Noble Sportsman" contains some blistering remarks about the Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin' ethos). Politicians, however, get a tremendous series of bloody noses from the Saint ... Read More Rating: - Saint Saga #13Further lightweight but entertaining short stories of the Saint (in the same vein as The Brighter Buccaneer), wherein more mysteries are unravelled, more swindlers swindled, and more beer consumed. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Charteris appears to have been neither a snob nor an inverted snob (although "The Noble Sportsman" contains some blistering remarks about the Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin' ethos). Politicians, however, get a tremendous series of bloody noses from the Saint ... Read More Rating: - Very Short, Witty StoriesThis is a collection of very short stories; 14 stories in 190 pages. "The Ingenuous Colonel", "The Unfortunate Financier", "The Newdick Helicopter", "The Prince of Cherkessia", "The Treasure of Turk's Lane","The Sleepless Knight", "The Uncritical Publisher", "The Noble Sportsman","The Damsel in Distress", "The Loving Brothers", "The Tall Timber", "The Art Photographer", "The Man Who Liked Toys" and "The Mixture as Before". I wouldn't say all the stories are nicely plotted, but they are all ... Read More Rating: - Very Short, Witty StoriesThis is a collection of very short stories; 14 stories in 190 pages. "The Ingenuous Colonel", "The Unfortunate Financier", "The Newdick Helicopter", "The Prince of Cherkessia", "The Treasure of Turk's Lane","The Sleepless Knight", "The Uncritical Publisher", "The Noble Sportsman","The Damsel in Distress", "The Loving Brothers", "The Tall Timber", "The Art Photographer", "The Man Who Liked Toys" and "The Mixture as Before". I wouldn't say all the stories are nicely plotted, but they are all ... Read More |
