Russell Thorndike

Doctor Syn is a 1915 novel by Russell Thorndike, the first in a series about Christopher Syn, an 18th-century clergyman who secretly leads a double life as the fearsome smuggler Captain Clegg. Set in the Romney Marsh area of Kent, England, the story blends historical adventure, piracy, smuggling, and Gothic mystery. Dr. Christopher Syn, a seemingly respectable vicar of Dymchurch,...