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The Forsyte Saga (Paperback)
John Galsworthy; Series edited by Keith Carabine; Introduction by Cedric Watts
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When The Forsyte Saga was shown on television in 1967 it was hugely
successful. The nation was gripped by the masterful visual telling
of the Forsyte family's troubled story and adapted its activities
to suit the next transmission. The Forsyte Saga, comprising The Man
of Property, In Chancery and To Let is here produced by Wordsworth
for the first time in a single volume. Initially, the narrative
centres on Soames Forsyte - a successful solicitor living in London
with his beautiful wife Irene. A pillar of the late Victorian upper
middle class, materially wealthy, his appears to be a golden
existence endowed with all the necessary possessions for a 'Man of
Property', but beneath this very proper exterior lies a core of
unhappiness and brutal relationships. The marriage of Soames and
Irene disintegrates in bitter recrimination, creating a feud within
the family that will have far-reaching consequences.
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The Forsyte Saga (Paperback)
John Galsworthy; Edited by Geoffrey Harvey
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The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the
ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte
family between 1886 and 1920. Soames Forsyte is the brilliantly
portrayed central figure, a Victorian who outlives the age, and
whose baffled passion for his beautiful but unresponsive wife Irene
reverberates throughout the saga. Written with both compassion and
ironic detachment, Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not
only the family's fortunes but also the wider developments within
society, particularly the changing position of women in an
intensely competitive male world. Above all, Galsworthy is
concerned with the conflict at the heart of English culture between
the soulless materialism of wealth and property and the humane
instincts of love, beauty, and art. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100
years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range
of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most
accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including
expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to
clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and
much more.
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