The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1), credited to John Galsworthy, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1) by John Galsworthy. Read in English by Peter Dann. At its heart, this is not so much the story of two might-be, could-be lovers whose blossoming liaison threatens to destroy the marriage of an upper-middle-class London lawyer as a study in family dynamics, exploring how different members of the lawyer's extended family respond when confronted with evidence of this liaison. So well does Galsworthy capture the grip a dreary conservatism holds over almost the whole Forsyte family that his occasional excursions into the erotic acquire an undeniable power that at times feels almost creepy. (Summary by Peter Dann)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)
• Author credits: John Galsworthy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 11:09:26

Catalogue topics

• domestic fiction
• women -- england -- fiction
• england -- social life and customs -- 19th century -- fiction
• middle class -- england -- fiction
• england -- social life and customs -- 20th century -- fiction
• forsyte family (fictitious characters) -- fiction
• families -- england -- fiction

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 00 - Dedication and Preface — 8:42
2. 01 - "At home" at Old Jolyon's — 40:22
3. 02 - Old Jolyon goes to the opera — 33:35
4. 03 - Dinner at Swithin's — 31:38
5. 04 - Projection of the house — 20:37
6. 05 - A Forsyte ménage — 14:22
7. 06 - James at large — 20:13
8. 07 - Old Jollyon's peccadillo — 17:28
9. 08 - Plans of the house — 18:02
10. 09 - Death of Aunt Ann — 20:27
11. 10 - Progress of the house — 16:25
12. 11 - June's treat — 14:46
13. 12 - Drive with Swithin — 23:26
14. 13 - James goes to see for himself — 22:48
15. 14 - Soames and Bosinney correspond — 31:04
16. 15 - Old Jolyon at the zoo — 13:12
17. 16 - Afternoon at Timothy's — 26:51
18. 17 - Dance at Roger's — 18:39
19. 18 - An evening at Richmond — 23:10
20. 19 - Diagnosis of a Forsyte — 19:15
21. 20 - Bossiney on parole — 10:05
22. 21 - June pays some calls — 19:19
23. 22 - Perfection of the house — 16:16
24. 23 - Soames sits on the stairs — 9:07

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