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The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let)

The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let)

ClassicsHistorical Fiction
Pages
806
Published
1922
Language
English

Synopsis

This sweeping chronicle follows the lives and fortunes of the Forsyte family across three generations of British society. At its heart is Soames Forsyte, a man who views his wife and his wealth as property to be controlled, leading to a series of scandals and emotional conflicts. It is a sharp look at the transition from the Victorian era to the modern world through the lens of one upper-middle-class dynasty.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

ReflectiveComplexSatiricalMelancholic
Family SagaLove TriangleMorally GreyMultiple POVsMarriage of Convenience

Genres

Classics Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

About the author

J
John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy was born on August 14, 1867 in Kingston Hill, Surrey, England. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1890, but did not practice. He was a writer and actor. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932. He allegedly declined knighthood but was awarded the O.M. (Order of Merit) in the 1929 King's Birthday Honours List for his services to literature. He died on January 31, 1933 in Grove Lodge, Hampshire, England.

Characters

All characters in The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let)