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The Forsyte Saga

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The blockbuster BBC Radio 4 adaptation of John Galsworthy's classic family drama, featuring a star cast including Dirk Bogarde, Sir Michael Hordern, Diana Quick, Michael Williams and Amanda Redman.

Galsworthy's epic story chronicles the decline and fall of the Forsytes through almost fifty years of material triumph, emotional disaster and a terrible feud that splits them asunder.

Beginning in 1886, The Man of Property starts with the family wealthy, successful and united. But the actions of the arrogant Soames Forsyte and his beautiful wife Irene are to have disastrous consequences...

In Chancery has marital discord as its theme, as various members of the family find themselves dealing with domestic dramas, affairs and divorce.

To Let sees the second generation experiencing both the pain and the promise of love, as the sins of the father are visited on the Forsyte children.

With an all-star cast of over thirty experienced actors, and enacted over the course of 23 episodes, this thrilling tale of sex, power and money will enthral you from beginning to end.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Classically trained British narrator David Timson has just the right comfortable yet aristocratic delivery to highlight the detailed character sketches, easy satire, and languid atmosphere of John Galsworthy's towering examination of a highborn family of wealth and property. The work spans the late Victorian era and the Roaring Twenties. Composed of the three novels and two spritely paced interludes, THE FORSYTE SAGA was written between 1906 and 1921. (Two sequels followed.) Listeners will meet three generations of Forsytes, including the addled Old Jolyon, the plotting Soames, and the star-crossed cousins, Jon and Fleur. A Nobel Prize winner in 1932, Galsworthy has since fallen out of literary favor. However, with Timson's realistic, vibrant narration, it may be time to rediscover this entertaining masterwork. B.P. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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  • Lexile® Measure:990
  • Text Difficulty:5-7

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