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Christopher Syn, born 1729, is portrayed as a brilliant scholar from Queen's College, Oxford, possessing swashbuckling skills such as riding, fencing, and seamanship. [6] He was content to live the quiet life of a Church of England / Anglican country priest / vicar in Dymchurch-under-the-Wall under the patronage of Sir Charles Cobtree, the father of his best friend Anthony Cobtree, until his ...
"A likable rascal with much courage and a pretty wit," according to the Western Mail, "his escapades make enthralling reading." Although another critic found the adventures "naive", The Observer embraced the fantastical plot as deeply enjoyable. The novel was compared favorably to the previous novel in the series and was well received by ...
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Doctor Syn Returns is the third in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike. Published in 1935, it follows Doctor Syn on the High Seas and is followed by Further Adventures of Doctor Syn. It tells the story of Syn, who has tired of piracy, trying to settle down as the vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in Kent, England.
"A splendid addition to the world-famed Dr. Syn series," according to The Observer. It received positive reviews for its exciting plot and swift narrative pace, as well as some humorous moments like Syn's pulpit denunciation of himself. "Full of violent action, with all subsidiary figures in good form," wrote Maurice Richardson.
Informed Sources was reissued by Doubleday in 1969, and in England by Faber in 1970 (ISBN 9780571092345). [2] The book was critically well-received. Lawrence Lipton in the Los Angeles Free Press wrote: "The author, whoever he is, is the master arsonist of ideas, a light-bringer as well as a fire-bringer.