The Country House (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

This 1907 novel—later specifically cited by the Nobel Committee—is set in an English country house that stands as a microcosm of genteel society, where Victorian mores are coming into conflict with the realities of modern industrial life.  When young George Pendyce falls for a "common" woman, the cracks in his family life are revealed.

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The Country House (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

This 1907 novel—later specifically cited by the Nobel Committee—is set in an English country house that stands as a microcosm of genteel society, where Victorian mores are coming into conflict with the realities of modern industrial life.  When young George Pendyce falls for a "common" woman, the cracks in his family life are revealed.

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The Country House (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The Country House (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by John Galsworthy
The Country House (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The Country House (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by John Galsworthy

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Overview

This 1907 novel—later specifically cited by the Nobel Committee—is set in an English country house that stands as a microcosm of genteel society, where Victorian mores are coming into conflict with the realities of modern industrial life.  When young George Pendyce falls for a "common" woman, the cracks in his family life are revealed.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781411443082
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication date: 03/08/2011
Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 324
Sales rank: 230,727
File size: 436 KB
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known for his ambitious series of novels The Forsyte Saga (1906-1922), which focuses on the fortune of a family over time, and aims to illuminate the social and economic changes occurring throughout England. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

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