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The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property (1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780755340859)
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xLondon 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...
Author: John Galsworthy
ISBN-10: 075534085X
ISBN-13: 9780755340859
Publisher: Headline
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2007
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.11w x 0.96d
By John Galsworthy
xJohn 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 1891 Galsworthy met his cousin's wife Ada Nemesis Pearson and they embarked on a scandalous affair, eventually marrying after Ada's divorce in 1905. John Galsworthy died on January 31, 1933.
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