Dashiel
Hammett wrote Secret Agent
X-9 strips from 1933 to 1934. Other
writers took him over, and it is not well-known that
Leslie wrote three stories in the series. Almost mint
1992 magazine contains reprints of half a dozen stories,
beginning with Leslie's 2nd & 3rd strips, originally
appearing from November 1935. £30 + post.Please select UK, EU or World delivery as appropriate for your location
Juan Belmonte: Killer of Bulls
In 1937 Leslie's interest in Spain was evident
when he translated this book into English and wrote an
intro. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Because
of an injury, Belmonte could not move out of the way, so
developed the technique of standing his ground and using
the cape to deflect the bull, which is nowadays the
standard method. 
The screenplay for Universal's film Lady on a Train starring
Deanna Durbin was written by Leslie. In it there is a
butler by the name of Butler. It was also released as a
cheap paperback in 1945, which is now very hard to find.
| Not available on Amazon UK |
Leslie also wrote a book on self-teaching
Spanish - Spanish for Fun.| Not available on Amazon USA |
Paleneo
Paleneo
is Leslie Charteris' invention of a written universal
language - a cross between heiroglyphs and esperanto.
Blindingly simple (e.g. an arrow pointing right means 'to',
an arrow pointing left means 'from'). New 1992 2nd edn
from Saint Club unsold stock. £12
Please select UK, EU or
World delivery as appropriate for your location
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