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Fleur, la hija del poderoso y estirado Soames Forsyte, se ha casado con Michael Mont, hijo del aristocrático Sir Lawrence Mont. Mientras Fleur organiza sofisticadas fiestas en su salón chino, donde colecciona invitados del mundo del arte y la pintura, Michael intenta olvidar los horrores de la reciente I Guerra Mundial trabajando en una editorial londinense. Él adora a su mujer. Ella se quiere fundamentalmente a sí misma y a su perro pekinés Tin-a-ling, que la acompaña a todas partes y es su principal confidente. El premio Nobel de Literatura John Glasworthy describe con elegancia y fino sentido del humor en El mono blanco ?novela con la que abre la segunda trilogía de Las Crónicas de los Forsyte?, los cambios sociales de la sociedad británica sacudida por los efectos de la guerra de 1914, de la que ahora se cumple su centenario. Mientras se presiente la amenaza de un nuevo conflicto bélico, sólo el amor parece capaz de cambiar un mundo condenado eternamente a la autodestrucción.

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London of the 1880s: The Forsyte family is gathered - gloves, waistcoats, feathers and frocks - to celebrate the engagement of young June Forstye to an architect, Philip Bosinney. The family are intrigued but wary of this stranger in their midst, who they nickname 'the Buccaneer'. Amongst those present are Soames Forsyte and his beautiful wife Irene - his most prized possession. With that meeting a chain of heartbreaking and tragic events is set in motion that will split the family to the very core...

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Ttras el éxito de la trilogía 'La saga de los Fosyte' y de la continuación de esta, 'Una comedia moderna', John Galworthy publicó una tercera, que cierra el ciclo de lo que se denomina Las crónicas de los Forsyte. Las tres novelas que componen Fin de capítulo se desarrollan en la década de 1930. Esta tercera trilogía narra las vidas y amores de los Cherrell, familia política de los Forsyte y miembro de la aristocracia rural. Durante siglos, los Cherrell han salido de su casa solariega de Condaford Grange para servir al Estado como soldados, clérigos y administradores, pero los años treinta, con la amenaza de una nueva guerra en Europa, llena de incertidumbre un mundo de valores morales que evolucionan de modo vertiginoso, espoleados por el desempleo. Galsworthy realiza una magnífica descripción de cómo los cambios políticos afectan al individuo y a la sociedad.

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In this final volume of The Forsyte Saga Galsworthy writes about the lives and loves of the Cherrell family, cousins of the Forsytes. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Galsworthy’s portrayal of the effect of political change on individuals show him as a great social novelist as well as the author of one of the most gripping family sagas ever written.

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The Forsyte Saga is the first part of John Galsworthy’s magnificent, well-loved Forsyte Chronicles, which trace the changing fortunes of the wealthy Forsyte dynasty through fifty years of material triumph and emotional disaster. The Forsyte Saga begins as the nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. The Forsytes are blind to this fact, clinging to their conventions and ‘brilliant respectability’. As dignified Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irene’s extraordinary beauty causes even more disruption. The bitter feud between them comes to split the Forsyte family for two generations.

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Soames Forsyte, abogado como su padre, es el más claro reflejo del éxito alcanzado por la pujante clase media profesional británica durante época victoriana. Su posición económica incluso le permite ser propietario, por lo que encarga a un arquitecto comprometido con su prima que le construya una casa de campo en la que vivirá con su mujer, la elegante y delicada Irene. "La saga de los Forsyte", compuesta por tres novelas y dos interludios, aborda los cambios sociales registrados durante el mandato de la reina Victoria, al tiempo que describe las sombras de una familia en la que la rectitud y pragmatismo de Soames le impedirán conseguir el amor del su mujer, lo que provocará una sucesión de desgracias y sinsabores contra los que nada puede hacer el dinero.

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It's 1922 and Fleur Forsyte is now married to Michael Mont. Fleur throws herself into the roaring 20s with the rest of London, taking life as it comes. But the marriage is haunted by the ghost of a past love affair, and however vibrant Fleur appears, those closest to her sense her unhappiness. Michael, devoted to Fleur but not blind to her faults, is determined to stand by her through anything. He also finds himself caught up in the tragic and poignant story of a young couple struggling for survival in an age of unemployment and extreme poverty.

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Soames Forsyte has built a good life for himself with his second wife Annette. And he has a new focus and purpose; his beautiful, beloved daughter Fleur. But the sins of the father come flooding back to cast a shadow over his child's future. When Fleur, a vibrant and impetuous young woman, catches the eye of warm-hearted and idealistic Jon Forsyte at a chance meeting, it seems fate is determined to torture them all with the hurts of the past...

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In this second part of John Galworthy's trilogy of love, power, money and family feuding, a new generation has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions

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Clare Cherrell has come home, fleeing the clutches of her violent, abusive husband. When he pursues her she vows she will never return and sets about fighting him in bitter divorce proceedings. Dinny supports her sister all the way, but she has her own heartache to conquer, a grief which threatens to embitter her life for ever. Will the sisters make it safely over the river, or is the stream of painful memories destined to engulf their future?

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Living in their elegant, fashionable house in Westminster, Fleur and Michael Mont mix with and entertain the glittering society characters of the day. As always, Soames Forsyte is constantly by the side of his daughter Fleur, spoiling and watching over her. But London after the war is a place of carefree, 'live for today' attitudes which are alarming and baffling to old Soames. And just when he thinks he's protecting his daughter, he finds himself triggering a major society scandal...

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Separated from his wife Irene for some years now, Soames Forsyte has resigned himself to the fact she's never coming back. But as he grows older and richer, he yearns for an heir. When he confronts Irene, the raw wounds of his past passion are exposed and he will do anything to claim back what is his. Then his cousin Jolyon Forsyte moves in to protect and champion Irene and the old rift in the family splinters into new jealousy, hatred and fear. But this time it runs too deeply for forgiveness...

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Jon Forsyte is back. After years living in America with his mother Irene, he is excited to be home and can't wait to show off his roots to his new bride. When Fleur Forsyte, now Fleur Mont, his first love, hears of his arrival, she doesn't know what to feel. She's married too, though, with a little boy so there's no reason why they all can't meet as friends. But feelings so strong are not easily contained. And when their passion is rekindled, no one can halt the devastating events that follow - the secret culmination of an old, old story...

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Fleur, hija de Soames Forsyte, y Michael Mont han tenido un hijo. La onsesión de ella por el glamour de los encuentros sociales acaba por originar una serie de pleitos que rompen la tranquilidad de la familia. Mientra, su marido decide abandonar la editorial londinsense en la que trabajaba para optar a un escaño en la Cámara de los Comunes. Elegido parlamentario, Michael se considera feliz, pese a que no es ajeno a los cambios sociales ni a las consecuencias de las heridas nunca cerradas tras la I Guerra Mundial, contienda en la que él combatió. La cuchara de plata continúa la saga iniciada en El mono blanco y vuelve a evidenciar la enorme calidad y la apasionante capacidad narrativa del premio Nobel de Literatura John Glasworthy. Su inteligencia y fino sentido del humor han superado con creces a los autores del Círculo de Bloomsbury que, en su día, tomaron el relevo de su popularidad. Esta edición incorpora a manera de prólogo la novela corta de transición Un cortejo silencioso.

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Fleur, the daughter of Soames Forsyte, having been disappointed in love and then married to Michael Mont, toys with the affections of her husband and his best friend, Wilfred Desert. The two men are left in a position of uncertainty to compete for a love that is not guaranteed to either. In this classic, in the end, as it must, love wins out.

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The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Soames Forsyte is the brilliantly portrayed central figure, a Victorian who outlives the age, and whose baffled passion for his beautiful but unresponsive wife Irene reverberates throughout the saga. Written with both compassion and ironic detachment, Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only the family's fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women in an intensely competitive male world. Above all, Galsworthy is concerned with the conflict at the heart of English culture between the soulless materialism of wealth and property and the humane instincts of love, beauty, and art. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D. The Forsyte Saga is Galsworthy’s enduringly popular masterpiece. Initially, the plot centres on Soames Forsyte, a successful solicitor living in London with his beautiful wife, Irene. A pillar of the late-Victorian upper middle class, wealthy and well-connected, he seems to lead an enviable life. But beneath the respectable exterior lie acute tensions and frustrations. The marriage of Soames and Irene culminates in sexual violence and recriminations. The consequent feud within the family will be long-lasting, with ironic and dramatic outcomes. In The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy analyses the achievements, confusions and hypocrisies of an era. This renowned chronicle of a divided dynasty, repeatedly filmed and televised, has engrossed audiences internationally.

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