A Man of Property

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A Man of Property is the first novel in John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga, introducing the wealthy Forsyte family and their conflicts in late Victorian England.

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instanceOf literary work
novel
adaptedAs radio drama
television series episodes of The Forsyte Saga
author John Galsworthy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts upper-middle-class life in England
wealthy Forsyte family
firstInSeries The Forsyte Saga
followsInContinuity chronological beginning of The Forsyte Saga
genre family saga
realist fiction
social novel
hasCharacter Emily Forsyte
Irene Heron
James Forsyte
Jolyon Forsyte
Montague Dartie
Old Jolyon Forsyte
linked to: Jolyon Forsyte

Soames Forsyte
Winifred Dartie
hasSequel In Chancery
To Let
hasSubject changing English society
family conflict
legal and financial concerns
language English
literaryMovement Edwardian literature
mainCharacter Irene Heron
Jolyon Forsyte
Old Jolyon Forsyte
linked to: Jolyon Forsyte

Soames Forsyte
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalMedium print
originalPublicationYear 1906
partOfSeries The Forsyte Saga
publicationForm book
publisher William Heinemann
series The Forsyte Saga
settingCity London
linked to: London, England
settingCountry England
settingPeriod late Victorian era
theme Victorian morality
individual desire versus social convention
marriage and infidelity
property and ownership
social class

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Forsyte family appearsIn A Man of Property
Forsyte family firstAppearanceWork A Man of Property