Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Forsyte Saga" by John Galsworthy is a multi-part novel written during the late 19th century, particularly reflecting the changing values of the Victorian era. The saga intricately chronicles the lives of the Forsyte family, an upper-middle-class clan in England, focusing on themes of wealth, property, and the tensions surrounding love and family loyalty. The initial volume introduces key characters such as old Jolyon Forsyte, his granddaughter June, and the architect Philip Bosinney, whose engagement to June sets off various familial conflicts and societal commentary. The opening of "The Forsyte Saga" presents a family gathering at the home of old Jolyon to celebrate June's engagement to Bosinney. It illustrates the complex dynamics within the Forsyte family, characterized by possessiveness, rivalry, and a veneer of civility that masks deeper resentments and anxieties about social status and reputation. The event serves as a microcosm of their lives, where underlying tensions are palpable, especially in the reactions of various family members towards the unconventional Bosinney and his relationship with June. Through vivid characterizations and group interactions, Galsworthy sets the stage for the broader narrative that will explore the impact of societal change on individual desires and family ties. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The Forsyte Saga: 1. The Man of Property; 2. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery; 3. Awakening To Let

The Dark Flower

The Freelands Beyond

Villa Rubein and Other Stories: A Man of Devon; A Knight; Salvation of a Forsyte; The Silence

Saint's Progress

The Island Pharisees

The Country House

Fraternity

The Patrician

The Burning Spear

Five Short Tales: The First and Last; A Stoic; The Apple Tree; The Juryman; Indian Summer of a Forsyte

Inn of Tranquility

Magpie over the Hill

Sheep-shearing

Evolution

Riding in the Mist

The Procession

A Christian

Wind in the Rocks

My Distant Relative

The Black Godmother

Quality

The Grand Jury

Gone

Threshing

That Old-time Place

Romance

three Gleams

Memories

Felicity

A Novelist's Allegory

Some Platitudes Concerning Drama

Meditation on Finality

Wanted

Schooling

On Our Dislike of Things as They Are

The Windlestraw

About Censorship

Vague Thoughts on Art

Plays-First Series: The Silver Box

Joy

Strife

Second Series: The Eldest Son

The Little Dream

Justice

Third Series: The Fugitive

The Pigeon

The Mob

Fourth Series: A Bit O' Love

The Foundations

The Skin Game

Six Short Plays: The First and The Last

The Little Man

Hall-marked

Defeat

The Sun

Punch and Go

Fifth Series: A Family Man

Loyalties

Windows.

Credits:

Produced by David Widger, Don Lainson, and Several Project Gutenberg Volunteers

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2004-09-27