Quote by: John Millington Synge

It gave me a moment of exquisite satisfaction to find myself moving away from civilisation in this rude canvas canoe of a model that has served primitive races since men first went to sea.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Millington Synge
  • DescriptionIrish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore
  • BornApril 16, 1871
  • DiedMarch 24, 1909
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Poet; Writer