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The Forsyte Saga 1: The Man of Property: 01

The Forsyte Saga 1: The Man of Property: 01

by JohnGalsworthy (Author)

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Synopsis

London of the 1880s: The Forsyte family is gathered - gloves, waistcoats, feathers and frocks - to celebrate the engagement of young June Forstye to an architect, Philip Bosinney. The family are intrigued but wary of this stranger in their midst, who they nickname 'the Buccaneer'. Amongst those present are Soames Forsyte and his beautiful wife Irene - his most prized possession. With that meeting a chain of heartbreaking and tragic events is set in motion that will split the family to the very core...

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 384
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 06 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 075534085X
ISBN 13: 9780755340859
Book Overview: Passion, scandal and tragedy - the first novel in one of the most absorbing family dramas ever written

Media Reviews
An immortal achievement . . . it is, at all levels, readability itself. -- Financial Times , on The Forsyte Saga series
Just because they were set in a world of frock-coats and ornate drawing rooms, we should not be blind to their modern dilemmas . . . the satire is sharp, the dialogue, elegant and witty, and the characterization--dazzling. -- Scotsman
Still a terrific read, a satisfying, long, absorbing family story...which knocks spots off its pale imitators. --Susan Hill
A cracking good story . . . compulsive, as well as very modern and outrageous. -- Sunday Times
An immortal achievement . . . it is, at all levels, readability itself. Financial Times, on The Forsyte Saga series
Just because they were set in a world of frock-coats and ornate drawing rooms, we should not be blind to their modern dilemmas . . . the satire is sharp, the dialogue, elegant and witty, and the characterization dazzling. Scotsman
A cracking good story . . . compulsive, as well as very modern and outrageous. Sunday Times
Still a terrific read, a satisfying, long, absorbing family story which knocks spots off its pale imitators. Susan Hill
Author Bio

John Galsworthy was born on August 14, 1867, in Surrey and came from an established, wealthy family. Called to the Bar in 1890, he soon decided to abandon law and turn to writing. THE FORSYTE SAGA is his most celebrated work, but he was also a successful dramatist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932.
In 1891 Galsworthy met his cousin's wife Ada Nemesis Pearson and they embarked on a scandalous affair, eventually marrying after Ada's divorce in 1905. John Galsworthy died on January 31, 1933.