John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy (1867 - January 31, 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequel, A Modern Comedy. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932.

Born August 14, 1867 at Kingston Hill[?] in Surrey, England, Galsworthy was educated at Harrow and New College, Oxford, training as a barrister. However, he soon began to put his writing first, especially after forming a friendship with Joseph Conrad. His first play, The Silver Box (1906) was successful, and he followed it up with The Man of Property, the first in the Forsyte trilogy. This remains by far his best-known work, but in his lifetime he published several other novels, including The Island Pharisees (1904) and many plays, the best-known of which are Strife (1909) and The Skin Game (1920). Much of Galsworthy's work may be seen as social commentary, focusing especially on the British class system.

John Galsworthy died from a brain tumour.

External Links

e-texts of some of John Galsworthy's works:

• Awakening and To Let (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=212)
• Beyond (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=257)
• A Bit O' Love (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2517)
• The Burning Spear (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=309)
• The Complete Essays Of John Galsworthy (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=414)
• Complete Plays Of John Galsworthy (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=415)
• The Country House (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=444)
• The Dark Flower (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=482)
• The First And The Last (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=684)
• Five Tales (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=690)
• The Foundations (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=714)
• Fraternity (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=723)
• The Fugitive (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=739)
• Indian Summer Of A Forsyte _ In Chancery (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=993)
• Inn Of Tranquillity (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=999)
• The Island Pharisees (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1013)
• Joy (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1048)
• Justice (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1057)
• The Little Dream (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1170)
• The Little Man (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1175)
• Loyalties (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1216)
• Man Of Property (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1253)
• The Mob (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1355)
• The Patrician (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1630)
• The Pigeon (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1726)
• The Silver Box (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2245)
• The Skin Game (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2083)
• Strife (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2347)
• To Let (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2367)
• Windows (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1846)