In Chancery, John Galsworthy
In Chancery, John Galsworthy
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In Chancery

Author: John Galsworthy, Phoenix Recordings

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

John Galsworthy’s epic Forsyte Saga follows the fortunes of the venerable Forsyte family, a moneyed clan whose values are ever at war with its passions. In Chancery, the second novel in the trilogy, follows the events of A Man of Property.After suffering the death of her lover and abuse from her husband, Soames, Irene Forsyte finally leaves her marriage for good. Though socially disgraced by her affair, she forms a bond with Old Jolyon, a father of the Forsyte clan who had grown distant from the family after reconciling with one of his outcast sons. The young Jolyon had been disinherited after divorcing his wife to marry a penniless foreign governess.Now, with the death of both his beloved wife and his father, the younger Jolyon finds himself drawn in sympathy to Irene, so dear to Old Jolyon in his final days. Their shared troubles blossom into a romance, to the horror of Soames Forsyte.

About John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy (1867–1933), English novelist and playwright, went to Oxford to study law but turned to literature after he met Joseph Conrad on a voyage. The Man of Property (1906), the first of the Forsyte Chronicles, established his reputation. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.

About Frederick Davidson

Frederick Davidson (1932–2005), also known as David Case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred audiobooks in his lifetime, including over two hundred for Blackstone Audio. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed for many years in radio plays for the British Broadcasting Company before coming to America in 1976. He received AudioFile’s Golden Voice Award and numerous Earphones Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for his readings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blaine on May 13, 2019

Marvelous book as the Saga continues with another generation. Here we see the conflict between cousins Soames and Jolyon, and we are being constantly asked to determine which person has the most redeeming qualities. That is difficult as we see Soames as the Man of Property who gets more love out of......more

Goodreads review by Ally on October 09, 2016

There are not enough stars for this.......more

Goodreads review by Dafne on October 26, 2019

Secondo volume della trilogia La saga dei Forsyte, In tribunale continua a raccontare gli avvenimenti e l'epopea della famiglia Forsyte, già narrati nel primo volume dal titolo Il possidente. Il romanzo si apre con un cosiddetto interludio. Sono passati circa dieci anni dai fatti che hanno chiuso il......more

Goodreads review by Eddie on March 13, 2021

Book #2 in The Forsyte Saga Galsworthy prefaces this novel with a 50-page interlude, ‘Indian Summer of a Forsyte’. If you are reading the series separately as I am it’s best to make sure your edition has this as it’s necessary. Books 1&2 are not stand alone - they need to be read in sequence, with the......more

Goodreads review by Hayley (Backpacking Bookworm) on January 19, 2022

I quite enjoyed the introduction to The Forsyte Chronicles with Man Of Propertyand looked forward to continuing the story. Where book one felt more of an introduction to a complicated family tree with the drama primarily in the latter half of the novel, In Chancery was a much more even split of deat......more

Quotes

“A social satire of epic proportions and one that does not suffer by comparison with Thackeray’s Vanity Fair…the whole comedy of manners, convincing both in its fidelity to life and as a work of art.” New York Times

“Galsworthy has produced some of his best and most memorable pages…To reread these episodes slowly and watchfully is to gain a very high notion of the art that wrought them. It is both rich and austere. The stuff is magnificent; the arrangement is severe—noble draperies falling in few, simple, inevitable folds.” Nation, Vol. 112

“A somber, compelling story equal to anything Galsworthy has yet produced.” Los Angeles School Journal, Vol. 4

“A book of extraordinary interest. It is a faithful picture of Victorianism on its deathbed. In showing us the preceding war and the preceding generation it shows u our own with sinister clearness. The canvas is large and crowded, and we feel that, at last, Mr. Galsworthy has a task that is worthy of his powers. For the ease and mastery of narration and the effortless beauty and distinction of style, no praise can be too high.” Bookman, Vol. 59

“Galsworthy, as always, is the master of a smooth and colorful style. His technic in managing his large cast is admirable, and interest in his wide-range story seldom flags.” Topics

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