The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 2: A Modern Comedy (unabridged)

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John Galsworthy

The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 2: A Modern Comedy

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John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes. Infused with warmth, compassion and engaging characters, the complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and four interludes in total.

Volume 2, A Modern Comedy, focuses on Soames’s vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. In their elegant, fashionable house, Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite – with dreadful consequences.

A Modern Comedy contains Book 1: The White Monkey, Interlude: A Silent Wooing, Book 2: The Silver Spoon, Interlude: Passers By and Book 3: Swan Song.

  • Running Time: 34 h 25 m

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    Digital ISBN:978-1-78198-368-3
    Cat. no.:NA0505
    Edited by:Timothy Brown
    BISAC:FIC004000
    BIC:FC
    Released:April 21
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