Galsworthy, John

A Modern Comedy
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 A Modern Comedy
John Galsworthy
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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ASIN: 0766194345

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1929. English novelist and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932, Galsworthy became known for his portrayal of the British upper middle class and for his social satire. His most famous work was The Forsyte Saga of which this is the second part. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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4 out of 5 stars A Modern Comedy.......2006-02-24

I enjoyed this book. It was really nice to read more about Fleur, Soames and Jon.

4 out of 5 stars Very English,What!.......2001-09-01

This is the second 'three book' volumn written by Galsworthy about the Frosyte family. He lived in the years, late 1800s to 1930, and wrote about morals and habits common to the time and place. By the time you get to this vol. you are very well aquainted with the family, their virtues and faults. If you are not English, which I am not, you may find, as I did, that there are many words, slang and otherwise, that are a bit confusing. But it was enjoyable to be exposed to this difference in language. (We don't really speak English here in America. We speak American!) But people are people wherever they may live and life experiences much the same. A very enjoyable record of a large and loyal family finding their way after the Big War, dealing with the scary changes in traditions and thought. I fully recommend it to lovers of sagas.
The Forsyte Saga (Oxford World's Classics)
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 The Forsyte Saga (Oxford World's Classics)
John Galsworthy
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ringtone88.com y 20 years. Oh my goodness -- if you love Jane Austen and England, you will love this book. I could not put it down. The characters -- although numerous and many with the same Christian names! -- are kept distinct and are extremely vividly drawn. One realizes how the social sanctions of the day kept people in their place -- just the discussion of what divorce did to a family alone is worth its weight in understanding how social mores have changed. I thought I would be bored stiff and came away 4 days later after finishing this book wanting to start the next one, 700 pages and all. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Read them all!!!.......2006-01-04

First book marvelous, then all the rest too. Very, very detailed. And the interlude about Joblen's death so, so rich in the beauty of life and nature. A fine appreciation of life. And one cannot help pitying Soames. What Galsworthy has done here is dissect the nature of a man, and a not very likeable one at that, Soames. But if you read through to the very end, you may come to at least have understanding and compassion for this being, who is caught in his own nature. He cannot help being what he is. This trilogy is one of the best reads of my life. The newer Masterpiece Theatre version captures it very well. I have not seen the older one.
The Apple Tree (Nonsuch Classics)
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  • One Story Sells This Book
 The Apple Tree (Nonsuch Classics)
John Galsworthy
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Written by the author of The Forsyte Saga, Caravan is a collection of 56 short stories composed between the years 1900 and 1923. The Apple Tree comprises the first twenty-four tales of this collection. For the majority of the stories the author grouped works of a similar theme in pairs, one from before 1914, the other written after 1914, in a deliberate attempt to illustrate how his ideas and technique changed over time. The stories themselves encompass a wide range of topics and emotions, from despair and death to salvation and hope, and there is even an appearance by the Forsyte family. Written in Galsworthy's descriptive and engaging manner, this collection is a thought-provoking and entertaining body of work.

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5 out of 5 stars One Story Sells This Book.......2003-03-19

This book is worth acquiring if only to read The Apple Tree, a heart-hammeringly tragic romantic story that will lurk in the back of your mind ever after. Poor Megan David -- you must know that someone like her truly existed, and Galsworthy merely happened to be the writer whose imagination brought the tale to us all.
The Forsyte Saga (Dover Value Editions)
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John Galsworthy
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ASIN: 0486434079

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This monumental trilogy by the Nobel Prize-winning author chronicles the lives of three generations of an upper-middle-class London family obsessed with money and respectability. The Forsyte Saga enormously influenced views held by Americans and Europeans of Victorian and Edwardian life and it remains an excellent contribution to social history and literary art.

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5 out of 5 stars The British at their peak.......2007-02-24

Everyone's heard of "The Forsyte Saga," the BBC family epic of the late Victorian Age. Fewer have read the Galsworthy book, and that's a shame, because it's fascinating on so many levels.

On the surface it's the story of Soames Forsyte, the quintessential icon of the growth of the upper middle classes and the decline of the nobility during the Victorian era. Descended from a farmer in Dorset in the not-too-distant past, Soames is a lawyer and a man of property. He buys wisely, sells more wisely, and husbands his wealth and that of the family. He is in control of everything that affects him, except one thing--his wife. Desiring to possess the sensitive, beautiful, genteel but poor Irene, and with the help of a callous mother, Soames pressures Irene into becoming his wife. From this single mistake, the one time Soames let passion rule, his life and the lives of his family and their descendants are changed in unpredictable and frightening ways. Galsworthy's theme is the constant tussle in life between property and art, lo Studio 60, niveau 2, pour la classe (CD audio)

Studio 60, niveau 2, pour la classe (CD audio)

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ringtone88.com es -- but the narrative still concerns on young Jolyon, Soames and Irene that forms a love triangle. While the remaining Jolyon become a close friend to Irene, her ex-husband --from whom she hasn't divorced in all those years -- fells jealous and considers claiming his wife back.

Needless to say that this is not the only plot in the novel. Galsworthy develops more family plots. It is impossible not to have the feeling that while he is sometimes depicting the shallowness of the elite from his time, at the same time he has an indulgent look upon the rich and wealthy -- which is not a bad thing as a matter of fact.

Those who like "The Man of Property" will certainly find more pleasure in "In Chancery". He finishes the book with the perfect hook what will come next.

For those who liked "The Man of Property" "In Chancery", "To Let" is a treat. At this point we are in a transition. The old school of Forytes (Jolyon, Soames...) is about to `resign', while new folks are starting to assume the power and the money (Jolyon's third son, Soames' daughter...). The very old Forsyte school, by the way, is already history.

"To Let" is a novel of transition; it is as if the parents are passing the command to their kids -- at least in terms of narrative. That is why old plots (Irene, Somaes, Jolyon) and new ones are in the center of the narrative.

The story is set some twenty years after the ending of "In Chancery", Soames' and Jolyon's kids are virtually adults but they don't know the plot involving their parents (the story of the first and second novel) and are ready to fall in love. It is not surprise that Fleur (Jolyon's French kid) will fall in love with Jon (Jolyon's third son also named Jolyon).

But their main obstacle is not the fact that they are cousins, but the relations from the past. The narrative will focus on this Romeo and Juliet-esque couple whose union --or separation-- lies in a secret hidden in the past.

Those who have reached the third installment in the saga are those who have liked it and are looking forward to see what will happen to the Forsyte. So it is no mystery that Galsworthy exploits the family changes as a shadow of the change in their society --set about the 20's of the XX Century. As Britain Empire declines, so does the power of the Forsytes that cannot avoid their hidden skeletons.

5 out of 5 stars Sprawling.......2005-04-18

Family secrets, dirty little problems, and a dash of adultery, scandal and forbidden love. Soap opera? Well, sort of -- it's Nobel Prize Winner John Galsworthy's sprawling family epic "The Forsyte Saga." While it has a distinctly soapy flavor, "Saga" retains its dignity and look at turn-of-the-century mores and society.

The Forsyte family is determinedly regal and hard-nosed, almost to the point of a fault. One staid family member, Soames Forsyte, becomes obsessed with the beautiful but poor Irene, and finally gets her to marry him -- on condition that if their marriage doesn't work, she walks. Well, their marriage doesn't work. Soames is frustrated that Irene shuts him out of her life and her bed -- even more so when he learns that she is in love with sexy, arty architect Bosinney, who is building them a new house.

Soames rapes Irene and ruins Bosinney. His marriage falls into ruins, and Bosinney is killed in a car accident. So Irene leaves permanently, living in an apartment by herself. Then Soames announces that he wants to marry a pretty French girl, Annette, and Irene weds Soames' cousin. But the problems of the older generation get inherited by the younger one -- Soames's daughter falls madly in love with Irene's son, but their parents' secret pasts doom their love.

Three novels ("A Man of Property," "In Chancery," and "To Let"), connected with two short stories ("Indian Summer of a Forsyte" and "Awakening") -- it's a pretty big story, sprawling over three generations and four decades. It's a bit soapy, with all the scandal and family weirdness, but the dignified writing keeps it from seeming sordid.

It's a credit to Galsworthy that he can communicate so much without ever getting into his characters' heads. He displays emotion in undemonstrative people like Irene through little mannerisms and twitches. At the same time, he can give us heartrending looks into aging patriarch Old Jolyon's lonely mind. His writing is very nineteenth century, dignified and with plenty of furniture/clothing details. It's pretty dense, but all right once you get used to it.

Galsworthy was a solid supporter of women's rights, and you can see in Irene and Soames' relationship -- Soames, who sees his wife as another piece of property, and the determined Irene who only wants her own happiness, but can't afford to live on her own. Their respective kids Jon and Fleur are nice but kind of boring beside their darker, more intense parents.

For a look at the social shifts that helped define the twentieth century, take a look at the "Forsyte Saga." Or if you just want to soak in a tale of family woe, love, hate and dark secrets, "Saga" still works.
The Forsyte Saga
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    		The Forsyte Saga
    John Galsworthy
    Manufacturer: Blackstone Audiobooks
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    Bambi a life in the woods
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      Felix; Galsworthy, John (foreword); Whittaker Chambers (trans); Kurt Wiese (illus) Salten
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      On Forsyte 'change (The Scribner library)
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        John Galsworthy
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        ASIN: B0006COP9E
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          The Forsyte Saga (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED]
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            John Galsworthy
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            Dictionnaire amoureux de l'islam

            Dictionnaire amoureux de l'islam
            Authors: Malek Chebel
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            Release Date: 03 February, 2004
            Publisher: Plon
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            Enchantement d'une culture méconnue
            On parle dans cette sublime collection de Plon d'un dictionnaire "AMOUREUX" et non d'un dictionnaire tout court.Bien des lecteurs devraient se référer à d'autres dictionnaires ou livres d'histoire s'ils veulent aller dans les détails.Le but ici est de donner une vision personnelle d'un auteur sur le pays,la culture,les visions occidentales du sujet et bien d'autres aspects.
            Bien entendu il est impossible de couvrir tous les sujets mais déjà le choix de Malek Chebel,Algérien de naissance et auteur de plusieurs livres sur l'Islam emmène le lecteur à la découverte d'un monde qui ne nous est pas toujours familier et qui est plein de prémonitions à l'occidentale.
            C'est un des premiers livres à parler ouvertement de la sexualité islamique sous tous ces aspects mais bien au delà de ces entrées(femme;homosexualité,prostitution,mignons etc...)Malek Chebel nous parle de l'Alambic ,l'Andalousie,l'Astrolabe le Bajazet de Racine,la Calligraphie en passant par le Fondamentalisme,Charles de Foucauld ,le Luth ,le Luxe,la Magnamité ,Maupassant,la Médecine, les odeurs les papiers ,Venise le Wahhabisme et le Zéro.
            Une liste de 100 ouvrages sur l'Islam est donnée en fin d'ouvrage ainsi qu'une chronologie des principaux évènements depuis la naissance du prophète.
            Quel raffinement dans cette lecture;un livre de chevet qui vous donnera... des insomnies chacun voulant le lire de boût en boût!!(ce que je vous déconseille)
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            Je pense que ce travail à la va vite manque de rigueur scientifique. On y croise trop de notions, et l on se demande ce que cela a avoir avec l islam. Vraiment cela manque de serieux.
            Avant le refoulement...la théologie amoureuse de l'Islam
            Malek Chebel rappelle que la littérature orientale présente quantité de contes érotiques,très écrits,directs . Le coran ne condamne pas la chair...il reconnait l'émoi et le trouble de la chair.Dictionnaire truculent nous révélant que la littérature érotique de l'Orient fut jusqu'au XVIII siècle une des plus odées et des plus romanesques au monde.

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