Doctor Syn: A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh

Posing as a respectable vicar in Dymchurch at the turn of the 18th century, Dr. Syn is actually the retired pirate Captain Clegg. Clegg, believed hanged in Rye, is no longer being sought by the authorities. However, country life proves too tame for the good "Dr. Syn," and his attention turns to smuggling. He takes on a secret identity, "The Scarecrow," and leads a gang of smugglers known as the Marsh Men. They travel Romney Marsh by night on horseback, sometimes using mounts painted with phosphorus to give them a spectral appearance, spreading legends of supernatural evil and menace. Although a criminal, Syn's appeal is almost Robin Hoodlike. He uses his ill-gotten gains to help his parish, and the King's Men sent to ferret out him and his men are hardly a sympathetic lot, even though they represent the forces of law. It's little wonder that the Doctor Syn proved a hit among readers of its day.

Literature & Fiction

Thorndyke, Russell

Contemporary

Wildside Pr

Posing as a respectable vicar in Dymchurch at the turn of the 18th century, Dr. Syn is actually the retired pirate Captain Clegg. Clegg, believed hanged in Rye, is no longer being sought by the authorities. However, country life proves too tame for the good "Dr. Syn," and his attention turns to smuggling. He takes on a secret identity, "The Scarecrow," and leads a gang of smugglers known as the Marsh Men. They travel Romney Marsh by night on horseback, sometimes using mounts painted with phosphorus to give them a spectral appearance, spreading legends of supernatural evil and menace. Although a criminal, Syn's appeal is almost Robin Hood-like. He uses his ill-gotten gains to help his parish, and the King's Men sent to ferret out him and his men are hardly a sympathetic lot, even though they represent the forces of law. It's little wonder that Doctor Syn proved a hit among readers of its day.

Doctor Syn: A Smuggler Tale of Romney Marsh

Genre Fiction

Wildside Press

The Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn

Black Curtain Press

An expanded version of Doctor Syn Returns, retitled The Scarecrow Rides, published 1935. Third in the series of Doctor Syn novels. Syn, who has tired of piracy, tries to settle down as the vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in Kent, England. Syn's attempt to live an obscure life fails when he is drawn into the local smuggling trade.

The Scarecrow Rides

Seventh and last in the series of Doctor Syn novels, set during the events of the French Revolution and part of the action has Syn rescuing people from the Reign of Terror in the style of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The other main plot element is a love story. Syn has fallen in love with young Cicily Cobtree and hopes his actions against Robespierre will earn him a pardon from the King.

The Shadow of Doctor Syn

Action & Adventure

Fourth in the series of Doctor Syn novels, following the events of Doctor Syn Returns, Syn, in his guise as the Scarecrow outwits the king's agents and keeps his band of Dymchurch smugglers out of prison.

The Further Adventures of Doctor Syn

The second in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndyke. Syn on the High Seas begins the adventure of Christopher Syn, a mild-mannered Doctor of Divinity, until tragedy and fate lead him to a life on the high seas as the bloodthirsty Captain Clegg.

Doctor Syn on the High Seas

Third in the series of Doctor Syn novels. Syn, who has tired of piracy, tries to settle down as the vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in Kent, England. Syn's attempt to live an obscure life fails when he is drawn into the local smuggling trade.

Doctor Syn Returns

The sixth book in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike, in which the doctor travels to Wales to compete with another smuggler.

The Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn

First in the series of Doctor Syn novels, in which we are introduced to the complex Christopher Syn, the kindly vicar of the little town of Dymchurch. Syn seems pleasant, but we soon learn that he has a sinister past. At one time he was the vicious pirate Captain Clegg and he is also the mysterious "Scarecrow of Romney Marsh", masked leader of the local smugglers.

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Doctor Syn: A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh

Doctor Syn: A Smuggler Tale of Romney Marsh

The Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn

The Scarecrow Rides

The Shadow of Doctor Syn

The Further Adventures of Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn on the High Seas

Doctor Syn Returns

The Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn: A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh