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  The Forsyte Chronicles

  The Forsyte Saga

  The Man of Property / In Chancery / To Let

  by John Galsworthy

  The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed Forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. The story of Soames Forsyte's marriage to the beautiful and rebellious Irene, and its effects upon the whole Forsyte clan, The Forsyte Saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a comfort-bound class in its final glory. Galsworthy... (more)
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  The Forsyte Chronicles: Book 1

  The Man of Property

  by John Galsworthy

  The Man of Property , the first novel in Galsworthy’s epic social satire The Forsyte Saga , introduces us to Soames Forsyte, a solicitor and prominent man of his important family. Accustomed to getting whatever he wants, he sets his sights with absolute determination on the beautiful Irene, in spite of her pennilessness and her indifference to him. Irene, a lover of art and beauty, eventually accepts his marriage... (more)
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  Strife

  by John Galsworthy

  John Galsworthy OM (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. He is viewed as one of the first writers of the Edwardian era; challenging in his works some of the ideals of society depicted in the preceeding literature of Victorian England. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. From the Four... (more)
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  The White Monkey (The Forsyte Saga)

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  The Forsyte Chronicles

  A Modern Comedy

  White Monkey / The Silver Spoon / Swan Song

  by John Galsworthy

  In this second part of John Galworthy's trilogy of love, power, money and family feuding, a new generation has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions.
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  The Forsyte Chronicles

  End of the Chapter

  Maid in Waiting / Flowering Wilderness / Over the River

  by John Galsworthy

  In this final volume of "The Forsyte Saga", Galsworthy writes about the lives and loves of the Cherrell family, cousins of the Forsytes. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Galsworthy's portrayal of the effect of political change... (more)
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  The Dick Francis Complete Treasury of Great Racing Stories

  by Dick Francis

  From his extensive experience as a Steeplechase rider, he and John Welcome—a fellow best-selling writer—have gathered 28 of the most classic horse racing stories around. The authors range from Arthur Conan Doyle and Beryl Markham to John Taintor Foote and Francis himself. Damon Runyon’s “Pick the Winner” introduces us to the unforgettable, ironically named Hot Horse Herbie and his ever-loving fiancée, Miss Cutie... (more)