The Forsyte Saga, 9781840224382
Paperback
Wealth, secrets, and betrayal shatter a dynasty’s gilded facade.

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  • Paperback

    752 pages

  • Release Date

    5 January 2002

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Summary

‘The Forsyte Saga’ is Galsworthy’s enduringly popular masterpiece.

Initially, the plot centres on Soames Forsyte, a successful solicitor living in London with his beautiful wife, Irene. A pillar of the late-Victorian upper middle class, wealthy and well-connected, he seems to lead an enviable life. But beneath the respectable exterior lie acute tensions and frustrations. The marriage of Soames and Irene culminates in sexual violence and recriminations. The consequent feud within the f…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781840224382
ISBN-10:184022438X
Author:John Galsworthy, Dr Keith Carabine, Professor Cedric Watts
Publisher:Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Imprint:Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:752
Release Date:5 January 2002
Weight:452g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 37mm
Series:Wordsworth Classics
About The Author

John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was educated at Oxford, where he prepared to go into law, but later decided to devote himself to writing. “The Man of Property” (1906), the first of the three novels that became “The Forsyte Saga,” established his reputation as an author and a keen observer of society. Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.

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