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Russell Thorndike. 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.
Russell Thorndike has 47 books on Goodreads with 4246 ratings. Russell Thorndike’s most popular book is Doctor Syn.
Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh is the first in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike.The book follows Christopher Syn, the kindly vicar of the little town of Dymchurch.Syn seems pleasant but 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.
Arthur Russell Thorndike was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. Lesser known than his sister Dame Sybil Thorndike but just as versatile, Russell Thorndike's first love was for the pen and, following service in World War I, he devoted himself to writing. Arthur Russell Thorndike was a British ...
Arthur Russell Thorndike (6 February 1885, Rochester, Kent 7 November 1972) was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. Lesser known than his sister Dame Sybil Thorndike but just as versatile, Russell Thorndike's first love was for the pen and, following service in World War I, he devoted himself to ...
9 de nov. de 1972 · LONDON, Nov. 8, (Reuters) —Russell Thorndike, an actor and author of the “Dr. Syn” novels, died last night at the age of S7. He was the younger brother of Dame Sybil Thorndike, the British ...
30 de jul. de 2013 · Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is most known today as the creator of a marvelous villain and anti-hero, Dr. Syn who is a man of God by day and a smuggler by night and appears in seven novels. Among Thorndike's stand-alone novels is The Master of the Macabre (1947; with an Introduction by the noted writer Mark Valentine in the 2013 Valancourt Press re-release).
