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The Forsyte Saga 1: The Man of Property
John Galsworthy
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Description for The Forsyte Saga 1: The Man of Property
Paperback. Passion, scandal and tragedy - the first novel in one of the most absorbing family dramas ever written Series: The Forsyte Saga. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
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...
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
The Forsyte Saga
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755340859
SKU
V9780755340859
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99-10
About John Galsworthy
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Forsyte Saga 1: The Man of Property
Praise for THE FORSYTE SAGA: 'An immortal achievement...it is, at all levels, readability itself
Financial Times
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 characterisation - dazzling
Scotsman
THE FORSYTE ... Read more
Financial Times
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 characterisation - dazzling
Scotsman
THE FORSYTE ... Read more