John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy was a renowned English novelist and playwright, born on August 14, 1867, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He was born in what is now called Galsworthy House, which was known as Parkhurst at the time. Galsworthy hailed from a well-established and prosperous family that owned a large property.

Galsworthy's literary career spanned the Victorian, Edwardian, and Georgian eras, and he used the pseudonym John Sinjohn. Apart from his prolific literary status, Galsworthy was also a dedicated social activist. He was a vocal advocate for the women's suffrage movement, prison reform, and animal rights. Galsworthy served as the president of PEN, an organization that aimed to promote international cooperation through literature.

In 1932, Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his distinguished art of narration, which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga." His literary contributions were significant, and his works remain relevant to this day. Galsworthy's ability to weave compelling narratives and his commitment to social activism make him a notable figure in English literature.
The Forsyte Saga Books
# Title Year
1 Salvation of a Forsyte 1900
2 The Man of Property 1906
3 Indian Summer of a Forsyte 1918
4 In Chancery 1920
5 To Let 1921
6 One More River 1933
7 Man Of Property 2018
End of the Chapter Books
# Title Year
1 Maid in Waiting 1931
2 Flowering Wilderness 1932
3 Over the River 1933
A Modern Comedy Books
# Title Year
1 The White Monkey 1924
2 The Silver Spoon 1926
3 Swan Song 1928
4 Two Forsyte Interludes 1928
5 On Forsyte Change 1930
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Jocelyn 1898
2 The Country House 1907
3 Fraternity 1909
4 A Motley 1910
5 The Patrician 1911
6 The Dark Flower 1913
7 The Freelands 1915
8 A Modern Comedy 1922
9 Captures 1923
10 Beyond 1927
11 Saints Progress 1970
12 A Sheaf 2001
13 The Burning Spear 2002
14 From The Four Winds 2022
Plays
# Title Year
1 The Silver Box 1909
2 Strife 1909
3 Justice 1910
4 The Fugitive 1913
5 The Skin Game 1920
6 The Foundations 1920
7 Windows 1922
8 Loyalties 1922
9 The Show 1925
10 Old English 1925
11 Joy 1925
12 The First and The Last 1927
13 Exiled 1929
14 The Silver Box and Other Plays 1936
15 Escape 1977
16 A Family Man 2002
17 Punch and Go 2004
18 The Eldest Son 2004
19 Hall Marked A Satiric Trifle 2004
20 The Little Dream 2004
21 A Knight 2015
22 The Mob 2016
Collections
# Title Year
1 A Man of Devon 1901
2 Moods, Songs, and Doggerels 1912
3 The Apple Tree 1918
4 The Eldest Son and The Little Dream 1919
5 The Plays of John Galsworthy 1920
6 A Bit O' Love 1920
7 Tatterdemalion 1920
8 Abracadabra and Other Satires 1924
9 Uncollected Forsyte 1930
10 The Little Man 1997
11 Five Tales 1999
12 The Foundations & A Bit of Love 2002
13 Villa Rubein 2002
14 The Collected Poems of John Galsworthy 2004
15 Complete Plays of John Galsworthy; Volume 1 2006
16 Complete Plays of John Galsworthy; Volume 2 2006
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Vague Thoughts On Art 1912
2 The Inn of Tranquillity 1931
3 Glimpses and Reflections 1937
4 John Galsworthy's Letters to Leon Lion 1968
5 Letters from John Galsworthy, 1900-1932 1971
6 Candelabra 2001
7 Essays Concerning Letters 2004
8 Memories 2004
9 Censorship And Art 2004
10 Addresses in America, 1919 2004
11 The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy 2012
12 A Justification of the Censorship of Plays 2013
John Galsworthy Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Great First World War Stories 1930
2 The Anthology of Love and Romance 1994
3 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment 1998
4 God's Little Acre: Clerical Tales of the Countryside 2001
5 Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories 2019
6 Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 9 2020