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The Forsyte saga, Volume 2John Galsworthy

The Forsyte saga, Volume 2

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Original author: John Galsworthy

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"The Forsyte Saga, Volume II" by John Galsworthy is a series of novels and interludes published between 1906 and 1922. The saga chronicles an upper-middle-class English family acutely conscious of their "new money" status. At its center is Soames Forsyte, a solicitor whose obsession with property and possession fails to bring him happiness. Through marriages, divorces, and forbidden loves spanning generations, the Forsytes navigate desire, betrayal, and social ambition. When the next generation falls in love, old wounds resurface, threatening to repeat the past's tragic patterns.

The Forsyte saga, Volume 2, by John Galsworthy. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2594.

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45 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter (1)7,967 words
  2. 2.Front Matter (2)8,158 words
  3. 3.Front Matter (3)737 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: At Timothy’s3,075 words
  5. 5.Chapter II: Exit a Man of the World3,959 words
  6. 6.Chapter III: Soames Prepares to Take Steps1,663 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV: Soho2,110 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: James Sees Visions1,818 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI: No-Longer-Young Jolyon at Home3,241 words
  10. 10.Chapter VII: The Colt and the Filly1,512 words
  11. 11.Chapter VIII: Jolyon Prosecutes Trusteeship2,229 words
  12. 12.Chapter IX: Val Hears the News2,615 words
  13. 13.Chapter X: Soames Entertains the Future1,302 words
  14. 14.Chapter XI: And Visits the Past1,716 words
  15. 15.Chapter XII: On Forsyte ’change3,508 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIII: Jolyon Finds Out Where He Is1,781 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIV: Soames Discovers What He Wants1,064 words
  18. 18.Chapter I: The Third Generation2,668 words
  19. 19.Chapter II: Soames Puts It to the Touch2,930 words
  20. 20.Chapter III: Visit to Irene1,769 words
  21. 21.Chapter IV: Where Forsytes Fear to Tread2,301 words
  22. 22.Chapter V: Jolly Sits in Judgment2,645 words
  23. 23.Chapter VI: Jolyon in Two Minds1,369 words
  1. 24.Chapter VII: Dartie Versus Dartie3,432 words
  2. 25.Chapter VIII: The Challenge1,557 words
  3. 26.Chapter IX: Dinner at James’1,914 words
  4. 27.Chapter X: Death of the Dog Balthasar1,285 words
  5. 28.Chapter XI: Timothy Stays the Rot1,929 words
  6. 29.Chapter XII: Progress of the Chase1,604 words
  7. 30.Chapter XIII: “here We Are Again!”2,843 words
  8. 31.Chapter XIV: Outlandish Night776 words
  9. 32.Chapter I: Soames in Paris2,097 words
  10. 33.Chapter II: In the Web963 words
  11. 34.Chapter III: Richmond Park2,114 words
  12. 35.Chapter IV: Over the River378 words
  13. 36.Chapter V: Soames Acts914 words
  14. 37.Chapter VI: A Summer Day2,124 words
  15. 38.Chapter VII: A Summer Night1,066 words
  16. 39.Chapter VIII: James in Waiting990 words
  17. 40.Chapter IX: Out of the Web2,748 words
  18. 41.Chapter X: Passing of an Age3,304 words
  19. 42.Chapter XI: Suspended Animation2,172 words
  20. 43.Chapter XII: Birth of a Forsyte1,949 words
  21. 44.Chapter XIII: James Is Told1,444 words
  22. 45.Chapter XIV: HIS1,138 words