The Man of Property

Name: The Man of Property
Author: John Galsworthy

by John Galsworthy

First novel of the saga, centered on a patriarch's possessiveness over his estate

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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.

More by John Galsworthy

The Forsyte SagaMultigenerational family saga spanning decades of English upper-class society
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