A modern comedy,

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933.,

A modern comedy, [print] by John Galsworthy. - New York, Charles Scribner's (c)1956. - xv, 872 pages portrait 22 cm.

Preface by the author. Includes genealogical chart of the Forsyte family.

The white monkey.--The silver spoon.--Swan song. Book 1: The White Monkey - Parts I, II, and III Part I - I. Promenade -- II. Home -- III. Musical -- IV. Dining -- V. Eve -- Virgin Islands Old Forsyte and Old Mont -- Virgin IslandsI. Old Mont and Old Forsyte -- Virgin IslandsII. Bicket-- IX. Confusion -- X. Passing of a Sportsman -- XI. Venture -- XII. Figures and Facts -- XIII. Tenterhooks -- Part II - I. The mark falls -- II. Victorine -- III. Micheal walks and talks -- IV. Fleurs Body -- V. Fleurs Soul-- Virgin Islands Michael gets what-for -- Virgin IslandsI. The altogether -- Virgin IslandsII. Soames takes the matter up -- IX. Sleuth -- X. Face -- XI. Cocked hat -- XII. Going east -- Part III - I. Bank holiday -- II. Office work -- III. Afternoon of a dryad -- IV. Afternoon of a bicket -- V. Michael gives advice -- Virgin Islands Quittance -- Virgin IslandsI. Looking into Elderson -- Virgin IslandsII. Levanted -- IX. Soames at bay -- X. But takes no chances -- XI. With a small n -- XII. Ordeal by shareholder -- XIII. Soames at bay -- XIV. On the rack -- XV. Calm -- Interlude: A silent wooing. Book 2: The Silver Spoon - Parts I, II, and III Part I - I. A stranger -- II. Change -- III. Michael takes a lunar -- IV. Mere conversation -- V. Side-slips -- Virgin Islands Soames keeps his eyes open -- Virgin IslandsI. Sounds in the night -- Virgin IslandsII. Round and about -- IX. Poultry and cats -- X. Francis Wilmette reverses -- XI. Soames visits the press -- XII. Michael muses -- XIII. Inception of the case -- XIV. Further consideration -- Part II - I. Michael makes his speech -- II. Results -- III. Marjorie -- IV. Fons et orig -- V. Progress of the case -- Virgin Islands Michael visits Green -- Virgin IslandsI. Contrasts -- Virgin IslandsII. Collecting evidence -- IX. Vole face -- X. Photography -- XI. Shadows -- XII. Deepening -- Part III - I. Circuses -- II. Not going to have it -- III. Soames drives home -- IV. Catechism -- V. The day -- Virgin Islands In the box -- Virgin IslandsI. Fed Up -- Virgin IslandsII. Fantasias -- IX. Rout at Mrs. Ma gussies -- X. The new leaf -- XI. Over the windmill EnvoyI. Envoi -- Interlude: Passers by. Book 3: Swan Song - Parts I, II, and III Part I - I. Initiation of the canteen -- II. On the phone -- III. Home-coming -- IV. Soames goes up to town -- V. Jeopardy -- Virgin Islands Snuffbox -- Virgin IslandsI. Michael has qualms -- Virgin IslandsII. Secret -- IX. Rencounter -- X. After lunch -- XI. Perambulation -- XII. Private feelings -- XIII. Soames in waiting -- Part II - I. Son of sleeping dove -- II. Soames goes racing -- III. The two-year-olds -- IV. In the meads -- V. Measles -- Virgin Islands Forming a committee -- Virgin IslandsI. Two visits -- Virgin IslandsII. The jolly accident -- IX. But-Jon -- X. That thing and this thing -- XI. Converting the slums -- XII. Delicious night -- XIII. Always -- Part III - I. Soames gives advice -- II. Occupying the mind -- III. Possessing the soul -- IV. Talk in a car -- V. More talk in a car -- Virgin Islands Soames has brain waves -- Virgin IslandsI. To-morrow -- Virgin IslandsII. Forbidden fruit -- IX. Aftermath -- X. Bitter apple -- XI. Great Forsyte -- XII. Driving on -- XIII. Fires -- XIV. Hush -- XV. Soames takes the ferry -- XVI. Full close.

"This volume contains 'The White Monkey, ' 'The Silver Spoon, ' and'Swan Song, ' the fourth, fifth, and sixth titles of 'The Forsyte Chronicles; the epic story of an upper-middle-class British family from the 1880s through the 1920s."



9780684101972


Forsyte family (Fictitious characters)--Fiction.
Domestic fiction, English.
Families--England--Fiction.

PR6013.G178.M634 1956 PR6013