John Galsworthy
Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932 for The Forsyte Saga, an extended chronicle of a prosperous Victorian family that traces the decline of the propertied English upper middle class. His social conscience and elegant prose made him one of the most admired writers of his generation.
Works
- The Forsyte SagaMultigenerational family saga spanning decades of English upper-class society
- The Man of PropertyFirst novel of the saga, centered on a patriarch's possessiveness over his estate
- In ChancerySecond installment depicting divorce and property disputes within a prominent family
- To LetConcluding volume exploring the next generation's relationship to family property
- The Silver SpoonSequel to the Forsyte Saga continuing the family's fortunes into modern times