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Set against the backdrop of World War I, this emotionally engaging novel from John Galsworthy examines the role of religion and spirituality in a modern world that seems consumed by destruction. Clergyman Edward Pierson, a kind and gentle soul, finds himself struggling against the strictures of dogma.
3) Fraternity
Famed English playwright and novelist John Galworthy, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932, first gained critical and popular acclaim for a series of novels and short stories called The Forsyte Saga, which followed multiple generations of a nouveau riche family of aristocrats. Fraternity focuses on the intricate dynamics of family relationships and romantic entanglements, rendered in Galsworthy's inimitably nuanced style.
...Best known for works such as the epic series The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy was one of the first writers of the early twentieth century to cast a sharp, satirical eye on the misdeeds and hypocrisies of the British upper class. The Patrician is another of Galsworthy's tales in this vein, delving into the motivations and machinations that underlie the august Milton family.
English novelist and playwright John Galsworthy was one of the most acclaimed writers of his time, and his fan base has continued to expand in the years since his death as new generations of readers discover his work. The Country House touches on many same themes that Galsworthy's best-known works explore, including the tribulations facing a new class of landed gentry in nineteenth-century England.
6) Beyond
One of the most prolific and respected authors of the early twentieth century, John Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. Although not as well-known as the five novels that comprise his enduringly popular Forsyte Saga, Beyond displays Galsworthy's fiction-writing prowess at its best.
7) To Let
8) Five Tales
The first novel that John Galsworthy published under his own name (rather than a pseudonym), The Island Pharisees was also the first of many of his works to focus on social issues. Born into an upper-class family and afforded the very best, a man named Shelton now finds himself on the brink of marriage. But a chance encounter with an eccentric character called Ferrand turns every assumption underpinning Shelton's life choices inside out.
...10) The Fugitive
John Galsworthy emerged as one of the most popular British dramatists and fiction writers of the earliest twentieth century, creating works such as the enduring popular Forsyte Saga, which consisted of a series of interlinked novels and short stories. Although Galsworthy is best remembered for his novels, he was also famed as a playwright. The Fugitive gained attention in its day as a gripping work of suspense and realism.