It was in shocked horror that I reached the fourth paragraph of this obituary, to read: "After an extended affair with Ada Pearson (1866–1956), who was previously married to Galsworthy's cousin Arthur, John and her married in September of 1905." John and her? To find this elementary grammatical gaffe on a Literary website is simply breathtaking. And if I appear regrettably pedantic, I apologize, but there are some things that should not go unpunished!...
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Galsworthy vs. de la Roche?
Just curious about this. Years ago, I read Mazo de la Roche's 16-book series about the Whiteoaks of Jalna. Like the Forsyte chronicles, it covers the life of a family from the 19th to the 20th centuries. But whereas Galsworthy gives us 3 trilogies--- spanning 1886 to 1932---, Ms. de la Roche encompasses a full century and more (1848 to 1954). How do the two series compare? Having read both, I think Galsworthy by far the better author. Notwithstanding, there's something oddly appealing about the Jalna books. Galsworthy's "antihero," Soames, rapes his unwilling first wife, a fact that later will play havoc with his daughter's happiness. Similarly, Mazo de la Roche gives us a somewhat unsy...
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Forsyte Saga
This has long been my favorite amoung Victorian literature and I just realized that he wrote two more trilogies about the Forsytes. I've read the second series of books but have been reluctant to start the last series, I just don't know if it can be the same without Soames. Has anyone read the complete saga?...
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