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The Forsyte saga / John Galsworthy ; edited by Geoffrey Harvey.

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 (Author). Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 Man of property. (Added Author). Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 In chancery. (Added Author). Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 To let. (Added Author).

Summary:

The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780199549894 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 872 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The man of property. Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1906 - In Chancery. Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1920 - To let. Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1921.
Target Audience Note:
990 Lexile.
990L Lexile
Subject: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) > Fiction.
Middle class > England > Fiction.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
England > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
Families > England > Fiction.
Women > England > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • Gardners
    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. This, the only critical edition of Galsworthy's popular masterpiece, contains detailed notes which are vital to the saga, explaining particularly the contemporary artistic and literary allusions, and slang of the time.
  • Oxford University Press
    The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women. This is the only critical edition of the work available, with Notes that explain contemporary artistic and literary allusions and define the slang of the time.

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