Russell Thorndike
Russell Thorndike was a British actor and author who created Dr Syn, a country vicar who was secretly a pirate known as the Scarecrow operating smugglers' networks on the Romney Marsh. His adventure novels were enormously popular and the character has been repeatedly adapted for film and television. He wrote nine novels in the series.
Works
- Doctor SynAdventure novel featuring a vicar who is secretly a smuggler leading a group of local rebels
- The Amazing Quest of Doctor SynAdventure story about a vicar-smuggler orchestrating an audacious quest across exotic locations
- Doctor Syn ReturnsAdventure novel featuring the return of the masked vicar-smuggler to his old heroic exploits
- The Further Adventures of Doctor SynAdventure series continuing the exploits of the double-life vicar-smuggler and his followers
- Doctor Syn on the High SeasAdventure novel about the vicar-smuggler leading his band to treasure on the high seas