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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.
The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn [1] [2] [3] is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike. The first book, Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh [ 4 ] was published in 1915. The story idea came from legendary coastal smuggling in the 18th century around well-known Romney Marsh , [ 5 ] where brandy and tobacco were brought ...
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. Due to its location, geography and isolation, it was important ...
Romney Marsh: Evolution, Occupation, Reclamation. Oxford University Committee for Archaeology. ISBN 978-0-947816-24-7. Eddison, Jill (2000). Romney Marsh: Survival on a frontier. History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-1486-7. Tatton-Brown, Tim (1988). The Topography of the Walland Marsh area between the 11th and 13th Centuries. In Eddison & Green 1988
Robert Westerby (3 July 1909 in Hackney, England – 16 November 1968 in Los Angeles County, California, United States), [1] was a writer of novels (published by Arthur Barker of London) and screenwriter for films and television.
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 was writing and, after serving in World War I, he devoted himself to it.
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.