The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Forsyte Saga

By: John Galsworthy

Narrated by: David Timson

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. In Volume One, The Forsyte Saga, Soames Forsyte - the "man of property" - is desperate to uphold values and conventions that are becoming out of step with the time. His most prized possession is his strikingly beautiful wife, Irene, but she is profoundly unhappy; the bitterness only builds, and the events that follow are set to ripple through the next generation of Forsytes.

This Forsyte trilogy contains book one: The Man of Property, Interlude: Indian Summer of a Forsyte; book two: In Chancery, Interlude: Awakening; and book three: To Let.

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Absolute Perfection

These three novels form The Forsyte Saga, a beautifully written and masterful character study of both the Forsyte family and the the Victorian age they represent. It's gripping and engrossing, unsettling and moving. In short -- absolute perfection.

The narrator, David Timson, is also superb.

Tiring

I just got tired of it. But couldn’t help finishing. Story could have been told in about half the time. Reader did a great job.

Boring

I listened to the first 5 chapters 4 times. Just couldn’t connect, even though I wanted to!