Doctor Syn
On the marshes of eighteenth-century Kent, the mild-mannered vicar of Dymchurch hides a startling double life. Doctor Christopher Syn, respected clergyman, is also the ruthless former pirate who secretly commands the smugglers running contraband past the King’s revenue men. Russell Thorndike’s 1915 adventure, the first of a long-running series, blends coastal atmosphere, cutlass and pistol, and a churchman whose buried past reaches back across the seas in a plot of vengeance. Full of night rides, hidden signals, and the constant peril of discovery, it grew into one of the enduring cult figures of British popular fiction and later inspired films and a Disney adaptation. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB edition.
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Listen to Doctor Syn by Russell Thorndike free online. The full audiobook (7 hr 37 min, 39 chapters, read by volunteer narrators) streams free on this page.
Doctor Syn (1915) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dymchurch-under-the-wall | 6:14 | |
| 2 | The Coming of the King's Frigate | 7:12 | |
| 3 | The Coming of the King's Men | 13:35 | |
| 4 | The Captain | 8:34 | |
| 5 | A Bottle of Alsace Lorraine | 8:11 | |
| 6 | Doctor Syn Takes Cold | 7:38 | |
| 7 | Clegg the Buccaneer | 15:56 | |
| 8 | Dogging the Schoolmaster | 12:54 | |
| 9 | The End of Sennacherib Pepper | 5:48 | |
| 10 | Doctor Syn Gives Some Advice | 9:02 | |
| 11 | The Court House Inquiry | 7:38 | |
| 12 | The Captain Objects | 14:58 | |
| 13 | The End of the Inquiry | 8:29 | |
| 14 | At the Vicarage | 6:35 | |
| 15 | A Landed Proprietor Sets Up a Gallows Tree | 17:30 | |
| 16 | The Schoolmaster's Suit | 10:38 | |
| 17 | The Doctor Sings a Song | 11:36 | |
| 18 | Behind the Shutters | 5:25 | |
| 19 | The Captain's Nightmare | 6:09 | |
| 20 | A Terrible Investigation | 7:33 | |
| 21 | The Bo'sun's Story | 10:38 | |
| 22 | A Curious Breakfast Party | 21:18 | |
| 23 | A Young Recruit | 21:52 | |
| 24 | The Coffin-Maker Has a Visitor | 8:09 | |
| 25 | The Sexton Speaks | 22:24 | |
| 26 | The Devils' Tiring House | 11:12 | |
| 27 | The Scarecrow's Legion | 16:17 | |
| 28 | The Fight at Mill House Farm | 19:31 | |
| 29 | Captain Collyer Entertains an Attorney from Rye | 11:36 | |
| 30 | Doctor Syn Has a ''Call'' | 16:31 | |
| 31 | A Certain Tree Bears Fruit | 8:36 | |
| 32 | The Captain's Experiment | 9:38 | |
| 33 | Adventures in Watchbell Street | 28:28 | |
| 34 | A Military Lady-killer Prepares for Battle | 9:39 | |
| 35 | Scylla and Charybdis | 11:14 | |
| 36 | Holding the Pulpit | 15:52 | |
| 37 | The Dead Man's Throttle | 15:19 | |
| 38 | Dymchurch-under- the- wall | 5:03 | |
| 39 | Echoes | 2:37 |
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