Bishop Edward Synge to His Daughter Alicia, Roscommon to Dublin 1746-1752
by
Marie-Louise Legg
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Edward Synge wrote 221 letters to Alicia, his daughter, betweeen May and October of 1746 to 1752. He was an adoring though not uncritical father, advising, gossiping and instructing her from his country estate. Synge was a wealthy man and Alicia a considerable heiress; his concern about her need to...