Pt. I Ch. VII Old Jolyon's Peccadillo

The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)

by John GALSWORTHY (1867 - 1933)

'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. The Man of Property is the first book in the saga. The 'man of property' of the title is Soames Forsyte, a partner in the family law firm. He is married to Irene but the marriage is not happy and during the book she falls in love with another man. Another branch of the family is headed by 'Old Jolyon,' estranged from his bohemian artist son 'Young Jolyon' and the story tells of their rapprochement and of Young Jolyon's daughter June who is engaged to an architect Philip Bosinney. For those familiar with the Forsytes, this book takes us up to the night when Soames exercises his 'rights' and to the death of Bosinney. (Summary by Andy Minter)

Listen next episodes of The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1):
Pt. I Ch. IX Death Of Aunt Ann , Pt. I Ch. VIII Plans Of The House , Pt. II Ch. I Progress Of The House , Pt. II Ch. II June's Treat , Pt. II Ch. III Drive With Swithin , Pt. II Ch. IV James Goes To See For Himself , Pt. II Ch. IX Evening At Richmond , Pt. II Ch. V Soames And Bosinney Correspond , Pt. II Ch. VI Old Jolyon At The Zoo , Pt. II Ch. VII Afternoon At Timothy's , Pt. II Ch. VIII Dance At Roger's , Pt. II Ch. X Diagnosis Of A Forsyte , Pt. II Ch. XI Bosinney On Parole , Pt. II Ch. XII June Pays Some Calls , Pt. II Ch. XIII Perfection Of The House , Pt. II Ch. XIV Soames Sits On The Stairs , Pt. III Ch. I Mrs. Macander's Evidence , Pt. III Ch. II Night In The Park , Pt. III Ch. III Meeting At The Botanical , Pt. III Ch. IV Voyage Into The Inferno , Pt. III Ch. IX Irene's Return , Pt. III Ch. V The Trial , Pt. III Ch. VI Soames Breaks The News , Pt. III Ch. VII June's Victory , Pt. III Ch. VIII Bosinney's Departure