Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)
Written by John Galsworthy
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'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. The Man of Property is the first book in the saga. The 'man of property' of the title is Soames Forsyte, a partner in the family law firm. He is married to Irene but the marriage is not happy and during the book she falls in love with another man.
Another branch of the family is headed by 'Old Jolyon,' estranged from his bohemian artist son 'Young Jolyon' and the story tells of their rapprochement and of Young Jolyon's daughter June who is engaged to an architect Philip Bosinney.
For those familiar with the Forsytes, this book takes us up to the night when Soames exercises his 'rights' and to the death of Bosinney. (Summary by Andy Minter)
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy was a Nobel-Prize (1932) winning English dramatist, novelist, and poet born to an upper-middle class family in Surrey, England. He attended Harrow and trained as a barrister at New College, Oxford. Although called to the bar in 1890, rather than practise law, Galsworthy travelled extensively and began to write. It was as a playwright Galsworthy had his first success. His plays—like his most famous work, the series of novels comprising The Forsyte Saga—dealt primarily with class and the social issues of the day, and he was especially harsh on the class from which he himself came.
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Titles in the series (10)
The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1: The Man of Property Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Forsyte Saga, Volume 3: To Let Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Man of Property Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2: In Chancery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5To Let (Forsyte Saga Vol. 3) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 2: A Modern Comedy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Forsyte Saga Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 3 End of the Chapter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In Chancery (Forsyte Saga Vol. 2) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
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