# Doctor Syn — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Doctor Syn by Russell Thorndike.

- [Dymchurch-Under-the-Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/i-dymchurch-under-the-wall.md): The chapter introduces the coastal village of Dymchurch-under-the-Wall in Kent during the reign of George III, before the Battle of Trafalgar. It describes the village's prosperity under Squire Sir Antony Cobtree, a refo
- [The Coming of the King's Frigate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/ii-the-coming-of-the-king-s-frigate.md): Doctor Syn is introduced as a sea-loving parson who walks the seawall, sings a gruesome sea chanty, and frequents the Ship Inn with the squire. Mrs. Waggetts pursues the sexton Mipps, who rebuffs her. Mipps and Syn spot 
- [III: The Coming of the King's Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/iii-the-coming-of-the-king-s-men.md): Mipps arrives at the inn and urgently dispatches Mrs. Waggetts to fetch the schoolmaster, Mr. Rash. Meanwhile, Denis Cobtree and Imogene share a flirtatious conversation in the bar, interrupted by the arrival of Mr. Rash
- [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/iv-the-captain.md): Captain Howard Collyer, a King's agent, arrives at the inn and clashes with Denis Cobtree and the sexton Mipps. He asserts his authority to suppress smuggling, while Denis defends the independence of Romney Marsh and his
- [A Bottle of Alsace Lorraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/v-a-bottle-of-alsace-lorraine.md): Captain Collyer and his men cause a disturbance at the Ship Inn. Mipps threatens to report them to the squire. The captain requests a bottle of Alsace Lorraine wine, which the landlady does not have. He then examines the

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- [Doctor Syn Takes Cold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/vi-doctor-syn-takes-cold.md)
- [VII: Clegg the Buccaneer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/vii-clegg-the-buccaneer.md)
- [Dogging the Schoolmaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/viii-dogging-the-schoolmaster.md)
- [IX: The End of Sennacherib Pepper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/ix-the-end-of-sennacherib-pepper.md)
- [X: Doctor Syn Gives Some Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/x-doctor-syn-gives-some-advice.md)
- [XI: The Courthouse Inquiry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xi-the-courthouse-inquiry.md)
- [XII: The Captain Objects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xii-the-captain-objects.md)
- [The End of the Inquiry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xiii-the-end-of-the-inquiry.md)
- [XIV: At the Vicarage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xiv-at-the-vicarage.md)
- [XV: A Landed Proprietor Sets Up a Gallows Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xv-a-landed-proprietor-sets-up-a-gallows-tree.md)
- [The Schoolmaster's Suit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xvi-the-schoolmaster-s-suit.md)
- [XVII: The Doctor Sings a Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xvii-the-doctor-sings-a-song.md)
- [Behind the Shutters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xviii-behind-the-shutters.md)
- [The Captain's Nightmare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xix-the-captain-s-nightmare.md)
- [XX: A Terrible Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xx-a-terrible-investigation.md)
- [XXI: The Bo'sun's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxi-the-bo-sun-s-story.md)
- [A Curious Breakfast Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxii-a-curious-breakfast-party.md)
- [A Young Recruit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxiii-a-young-recruit.md)
- [The Coffin-Maker Has a Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxiv-the-coffin-maker-has-a-visitor.md)
- [XXV: The Sexton Speaks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxv-the-sexton-speaks.md)
- [XXVI: The Devil’s Tiring House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxvi-the-devil-s-tiring-house.md)
- [The Scarecrow's Legion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxvii-the-scarecrow-s-legion.md)
- [The Fight at Mill House Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxviii-the-fight-at-mill-house-farm.md)
- [Captain Collyer Entertains an Attorney from Rye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxix-captain-collyer-entertains-an-attorney-from-rye.md)
- [Doctor Syn Has a "Call"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxx-doctor-syn-has-a-call.md)
- [A Certain Tree Bears Fruit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxi-a-certain-tree-bears-fruit.md)
- [The Captain's Experiment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxii-the-captain-s-experiment.md)
- [Adventures in Watchbell Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxiii-adventures-in-watchbell-street.md)
- [A Military Lady-Killer Prepares for Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-military-lady-killer-prepares-for-battle.md)
- [Scylla or Charybdis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxv-scylla-or-charybdis.md)
- [Holding the Pulpit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxvi-holding-the-pulpit.md)
- [The Dead Man's Throttle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-dead-man-s-throttle.md)
- [XXXVIII: Dymchurch-Under-the-Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxviii-dymchurch-under-the-wall.md)
- [Echoes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxix-echoes.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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