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The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1

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Description for The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1 Paperback. Nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. As Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irene's beauty causes even more disruption. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 602.
The Forsyte Saga is the first part of John Galsworthy’s magnificent, well-loved Forsyte Chronicles, which trace the changing fortunes of the wealthy Forsyte dynasty through fifty years of material triumph and emotional disaster. The Forsyte Saga begins as the nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. The Forsytes are blind to this fact, clinging to their conventions and ‘brilliant respectability’. As dignified Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
912
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141184180
SKU
V9780141184180
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About John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy (4 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906–1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

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