The Man of Property

Forsyte Saga

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4.9

At its heart, this is not so much the story of two might-be, could-be lovers whose blossoming liaison threatens to destroy the marriage of an upper-middle-class London lawyer as a study in family dynamics, exploring how different members of the lawyer's extended family respond when confronted with evidence of this liaison. So well does Galsworthy capture the grip a dreary conservatism holds over almost the whole Forsyte family that his occasional excursions into the erotic acquire an undeniable power that at times feels almost creepy. (Summary by Peter Dann)

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Dedication and Preface 8:42 Gelesen von Peter Dann
"At home" at Old Jolyon's 40:22 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Old Jolyon goes to the opera 33:35 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Dinner at Swithin's 31:38 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Projection of the house 20:37 Gelesen von Peter Dann
A Forsyte ménage 14:22 Gelesen von Peter Dann
James at large 20:13 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Old Jollyon's peccadillo 17:28 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Plans of the house 18:02 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Death of Aunt Ann 20:27 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Progress of the house 16:25 Gelesen von Peter Dann
June's treat 14:46 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Drive with Swithin 23:26 Gelesen von Peter Dann
James goes to see for himself 22:48 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Soames and Bosinney correspond 31:04 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Old Jolyon at the zoo 13:12 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Afternoon at Timothy's 26:51 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Dance at Roger's 18:39 Gelesen von Peter Dann
An evening at Richmond 23:10 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Diagnosis of a Forsyte 19:15 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Bossiney on parole 10:05 Gelesen von Peter Dann
June pays some calls 19:19 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Perfection of the house 16:16 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Soames sits on the stairs 9:07 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Mrs. MacAnders' evidence 24:10 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Night in the park 10:08 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Meeting at the Botanical 30:32 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Voyage into the inferno 23:38 Gelesen von Peter Dann
The trial 18:45 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Soames breaks the news 23:00 Gelesen von Peter Dann
June's victory 18:12 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Bosinney's departure 20:26 Gelesen von Peter Dann
Irene's return 10:45 Gelesen von Peter Dann

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