Doctor Syn: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Doctor Syn, credited to Russell Thorndike, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Doctor Syn by Russell Thorndike. Read by LibriVox Volunteers Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh is the first in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike and inspired a Disney movie called the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh starring Patrick Patrick McGoohan. In this story we are introduced to the complex Christopher Syn, the kindly vicar of the little town of Dymchurch. Dr Syn seems pleasant, but is he much more than he seems? Although published first, this book is the last of the series chronologically. The town is located near the Romney Marsh, an ideal location for smuggling operations. Captain Howard Collyer, a revenue agent for the crown, arrives on the scene convinced that he can find and capture the smugglers that must be active in the area. The locals deny any knowledge of any smuggling operations, but warn of mysterious bands of witches and glowing demons that ride fire-breathing horses roam the marsh. Can this straight forward navy captain survive these supernatural foes as he investigates Romney Marsh and the disturbing events that begin to happen in Dymchurch? - Summary by Brett Downey

Recording facts

• Recording title: Doctor Syn
• Author credits: Russell Thorndike
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 7:37:29

Catalogue topics

• Mystery
• england
• pirates
• supernatural
• smugglers
• kent
• marsh

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. 01 - Dymchurch-under-the-wall — 6:14
2. 02 - The Coming of the King's Frigate — 7:12
3. 03 - The Coming of the King's Men — 13:35
4. 04 - The Captain — 8:34
5. 05 - A Bottle of Alsace Lorraine — 8:11
6. 06 - Doctor Syn Takes Cold — 7:38
7. 07 - Clegg the Buccaneer — 15:56
8. 08 - Dogging the Schoolmaster — 12:54
9. 09 - The End of Sennacherib Pepper — 5:48
10. 10 - Doctor Syn Gives Some Advice — 9:02
11. 11 - The Court House Inquiry — 7:38
12. 12 - The Captain Objects — 14:58
13. 13 - The End of the Inquiry — 8:29
14. 14 - At the Vicarage — 6:34
15. 15 - A Landed Proprietor Sets Up a Gallows Tree — 17:30
16. 16 - The Schoolmaster's Suit — 10:38
17. 17 - The Doctor Sings a Song — 11:36
18. 18 - Behind the Shutters — 5:25
19. 19 - The Captain's Nightmare — 6:09
20. 20 - A Terrible Investigation — 7:33
21. 21 - The Bo'sun's Story — 10:38
22. 22 - A Curious Breakfast Party — 21:18
23. 23 - A Young Recruit — 21:52
24. 24 - The Coffin-Maker Has a Visitor — 8:09

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