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Title: To Let

Note: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.

Summary: “To Let” by John Galsworthy is a novel written during the early 20th century, completing the famous series known as "The Forsyte Saga." This work continues to explore the lives of the Forsyte family, particularly focusing on the experiences and relationships of Soames Forsyte, who is navigating the complexities of his family, societal changes, and his own emotional struggles in the wake of World War I. The novel captures themes of tradition versus modernity, wealth, and personal connections, as well as the ongoing impact of past decisions. The opening of the novel introduces Soames Forsyte as he leaves his hotel with the intention of visiting an art gallery, while internally reflecting on the changes in his family dynamics and the world around him since the war. He is particularly concerned about his daughter, Fleur, who embodies both his hopes and his anxieties for the future. As he walks through the streets, he reminisces about his family, grapples with memories of his first wife, Irene, and contemplates the state of the Forsyte legacy amid the societal upheaval of post-war England. This nuanced exploration sets the stage for inter-family conflicts and the generational shifts that will unfold throughout the novel, with significant attention given to the interplay of love, loss, and the shared history of the Forsytes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933

EBook No.: 3817

Published: Mar 1, 2003

Downloads: 122

Language: English

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

Subject: Domestic fiction

Subject: Women -- England -- Fiction

Subject: Middle class -- England -- Fiction

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction

Subject: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction

Subject: Families -- England -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: To Let

Note: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.

Summary: “To Let” by John Galsworthy is a novel written during the early 20th century, completing the famous series known as "The Forsyte Saga." This work continues to explore the lives of the Forsyte family, particularly focusing on the experiences and relationships of Soames Forsyte, who is navigating the complexities of his family, societal changes, and his own emotional struggles in the wake of World War I. The novel captures themes of tradition versus modernity, wealth, and personal connections, as well as the ongoing impact of past decisions. The opening of the novel introduces Soames Forsyte as he leaves his hotel with the intention of visiting an art gallery, while internally reflecting on the changes in his family dynamics and the world around him since the war. He is particularly concerned about his daughter, Fleur, who embodies both his hopes and his anxieties for the future. As he walks through the streets, he reminisces about his family, grapples with memories of his first wife, Irene, and contemplates the state of the Forsyte legacy amid the societal upheaval of post-war England. This nuanced exploration sets the stage for inter-family conflicts and the generational shifts that will unfold throughout the novel, with significant attention given to the interplay of love, loss, and the shared history of the Forsytes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933

EBook No.: 3817

Published: Mar 1, 2003

Downloads: 122

Language: English

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

Subject: Domestic fiction

Subject: Women -- England -- Fiction

Subject: Middle class -- England -- Fiction

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction

Subject: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction

Subject: Families -- England -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.