Smugglers, from the infamous Reverend, Dr Syn of the Romney Marshes in the novels of Russell Thorndike to the larger-than-life Jack Rattenbury of the West Country, prospered in the eighteenth century. Gentry and Clerics were equally involved, but in these tales there is a difference. The reverend John Trevethin is as honest a man as could be found, as the reader will discover in the twist at the end of the tale. Likewise, at the end of the second tale, the reader will discover that the rector is also a very brave man of the cloth, willing to rescue even his enemy. These two smugglers' tal ... read more.
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