Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn
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Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn is the sixth in the series of Doctor Syn
novels by Russell Thorndike
. This is a full-length novel
in which the doctor travels to Wales
to compete with another smuggler.
Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn was published in 1938. It follows the events of Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn
and is followed by Shadow of Doctor Syn
.
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 Marsh, where brandy and tobacco were brought in at night...
novels by Russell Thorndike
Russell Thorndike
Arthur Russell Thorndike was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels...
. This is a full-length novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
in which the doctor travels to Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to compete with another smuggler.
Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn was published in 1938. It follows the events of Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn
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...
and is followed by Shadow of Doctor Syn
Shadow of Doctor Syn
Shadow of Doctor Syn is the seventh and last in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike. This story is set during the events of the French Revolution and part of the action has Syn rescuing people from the Reign of Terror in the style of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The other main plot...
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