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The Forsyte saga, Volume 1John Galsworthy

The Forsyte saga, Volume 1

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Original author: John Galsworthy

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"The Forsyte Saga, Volume I" by John Galsworthy is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921. The work chronicles an upper-middle-class English family keenly aware of their "new money" status. At its center is Soames Forsyte, a solicitor who views himself as a "man of property" through his accumulation of possessions—including his beautiful wife Irene. His obsessive desire to own and control leads to jealousy, forbidden love, and tragic consequences that ripple across generations, entangling his daughter and cousin in the family's troubled past.

The Forsyte saga, Volume 1, by John Galsworthy. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2559.

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33 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface1,072 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: “at Home” at Old Jolyon’s5,667 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Old Jolyon Goes to the Opera5,109 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Dinner at Swithin’s4,564 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Projection of the House3,156 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: A Forsyte Ménage2,059 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: James at Large3,098 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Old Jolyon’s Peccadillo2,559 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Plans of the House2,630 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Death of Aunt Ann2,929 words
  11. 11.Chapter I: Progress of the House2,508 words
  12. 12.Chapter II: June’s Treat2,044 words
  13. 13.Chapter III: Drive with Swithin3,501 words
  14. 14.Chapter IV: James Goes to See for Himself3,356 words
  15. 15.Chapter V: Soames and Bosinney Correspond4,492 words
  16. 16.Chapter VI: Old Jolyon at the Zoo1,884 words
  17. 17.Chapter VII: Afternoon at Timothy’s4,052 words
  1. 18.Chapter VIII: Dance at Roger’s2,814 words
  2. 19.Chapter IX: Evening at Richmond3,451 words
  3. 20.Chapter X: Diagnosis of a Forsyte2,862 words
  4. 21.Chapter XI: Bosinney on Parole1,513 words
  5. 22.Chapter XII: June Pays Some Calls2,881 words
  6. 23.Chapter XIII: Perfection of the House2,484 words
  7. 24.Chapter XIV: Soames Sits on the Stairs1,344 words
  8. 25.Chapter I: Mrs. Macander’s Evidence3,597 words
  9. 26.Chapter II: Night in the Park1,412 words
  10. 27.Chapter III: Meeting at the Botanical4,592 words
  11. 28.Chapter IV: Voyage Into the Inferno3,373 words
  12. 29.Chapter V: The Trial2,751 words
  13. 30.Chapter VI: Soames Breaks the News3,481 words
  14. 31.Chapter VII: June’s Victory2,616 words
  15. 32.Chapter VIII: Bosinney’s Departure2,971 words
  16. 33.Chapter IX: Irene’s Return1,537 words