Further Adventures Of Doctor Syn

The ''Further Adventures of Doctor Syn'' is the fourth in the series of ''

Doctor Syn The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike. The first book, ''Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh'' was published in 1915. The story idea came from smuggling in the 18th-century Romney ...

'' novels by

Russell Thorndike Arthur Russell Thorndike (6 February 1885 – 7 November 1972) was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. Less well-known than his sister Sybil but equally versatile, Russell Thorndike's first love ...

. It is a highly episodic series of adventures as Syn, in his guise as the

Scarecrow A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesley ...

outwits the king's agents and keeps his band of

Dymchurch Dymchurch is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The village is located on the coast five miles (8 km) south-west of Hythe, and on the Romney Marsh. History The history of Dymchurch began with ...

smugglers out of prison. The novel inspired the William Buchanan novel ''Christopher Syn'', upon which the Disney film ''The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh'' is based, hence the similarities between the plots. Further Adventures of Doctor Syn was published in 1936. It follows the events of '' Doctor Syn Returns'' and is followed by ''

Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn ''Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn'' is the fifth in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike. Like the previous volume it is an episodic collection of adventures. It follows Syn's adventures in his guise as the Scarecrow of Romne ...

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