Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)

John Galsworthy

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