A Hero of the Times: “The Saint” in Leslie Charteris’s <i>The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal</i>

Authors

  • Ted Beardow Independent Scholar Graduate of University of New England, NSW Australia

Keywords:

hero, vigilante, upper class, war, ideology

Abstract

In The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal (1934), Leslie Charteris’s upper-class vigilante, “The Saint,” is heroic in vanquishing criminals of the English upper class, reflecting major ideologies of the time. A conservative, non-revolutionary hero, he cleanses and revalidates that class in its leadership role rather than seeking to remove it.

Author Biography

Ted Beardow, Independent Scholar Graduate of University of New England, NSW Australia

PhD graduate from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia

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Published

2022-02-18