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3 unusual facts about The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal


Basil Zaharoff

Rayt Marius in Knight Templar and The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal, featuring Leslie Charteris' the Saint, appears to be based on Zaharoff, with the last referring specifically to the theft of his explosive memoirs.

The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal

The book was republished under two additional titles: The Saint in England and, as of 1952, The Saint in London (not to be confused with The Saint in London, a 1939 RKO film based upon a story in an earlier Saint volume, The Holy Terror).

The Saint in London

For the Simon Templar book which is often published under this title, see The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal.



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