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The Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn is the sixth in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike. Published in 1939, it follows the events of Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn and is followed by Shadow of Doctor Syn.
Monica Edwards (née Monica le Doux Newton; 8 November 1912 – 18 January 1998) [1] was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels.
Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 square miles (260 km 2).The Marsh has been in use for centuries, though its inhabitants commonly suffered from malaria until the 18th century.
On 11 November 2008 The Walt Disney Company released a limited pressing of 39,500 copies of The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh on the DVD format of video disc for the first time, in a collector's metal tin case. This was a part of the newly issued Disney Treasures collection and was now titled Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. This release ...
Their schoolmaster received £30 per annum salary and the school mistress £20, from rent on property purchased in Wye and on Romney Marsh. [52] Nevertheless, the situation was poor. In spite of the trust's "munificent" annual endowment income of £200, an inspector passed the facilities "but with the greatest reluctance". He observed the Old ...
The Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm is located 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) west of Lydd on Romney Marsh.It was built by npower renewables and cost around £50 million. The 26 wind turbines, each 115 metres (377 ft) high, are distributed over an area of 4 km 2 (1.5 sq mi) with peak generation of 59.8 MW.
Dungeness (UK: / ˌ d ʌ n dʒ ə ˈ n ɛ s / ⓘ, [1] UK: / ˌ d ʌ n dʒ ˈ n ɛ s /) is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland.
The Marsh Academy, formerly Southlands Community Comprehensive School, [3] is a non-selective secondary school in New Romney, Kent, England. The school is supported by the Skinners’ Company . Students attend from all over Romney Marsh .