The Man of Property

Forsyte Saga

by

Read by Peter Dann

English · 1922 · 11h 9m · Family & Relationships

4.9 (11 reviews)

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

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