To Let
John Galsworthy · 1921
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Description
John Galsworthy published To Let in 1921 as the closing novel of The Forsyte Saga proper. The title comes from the empty Forsyte houses standing to let after the First World War. Galsworthy set the story in 1920, with a new generation in charge.
Fleur Forsyte, Soames's daughter, falls in love with Jon, the son of Irene and Jolyon. Neither knows at first why their families hate the match. The old scandal of Soames and Irene rises again to crush the young lovers. Beneath the romance, Galsworthy records an age passing: the solid Forsyte world dissolving into a looser, sadder England.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John Galsworthy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1921 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 533 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg #2596 |