John Galsworthy Summary

Biography EssayDuring the first decade of the twentieth century, John Galsworthy was widely regarded as one of England's leading writers. As a novelist and a playwright, he was commercially successful... Read more

The older son of a wealthy solicitor, John Galsworthy was expected to carry on the family's newly achieved commercial success. A member of the bar although he rarely practiced, he began his writing ca... Read more

Television has revived interest in many a once popular but then forgotten author. Perhaps the most striking example of this occurred from 1967 to 1974, when a multipart black-and-white dramatization o... Read more

Conrad was born and raised in Poland and later resided in England. A major novelist, he is considered an innovator of novel structure as well as one of the finest stylists of modern English literature... Read more

In the following review, Kennedy offers a generally positive review of Galsworthy 's Caravan but contends that "a golden mediocrity honeys and mitigates all his achievement. " ... Read more

In the following laudatory review of On Forsyte 'Change, Hutchison commends the insightful and familiar nature of the stories in the collection. The nineteen stories in John Galsworthy... Read more

In the review below, Paterson terms the stories in Forsytes, Pendyces and Others "incisive analyses of the middle-class temperament. " Several of the items included in this final misc... Read more

Below, Smit explores stylistic aspects of certain stories by Galsworthy and discusses his contributions to the development of the short story genre. Stories belonging to the older school were more ... Read more

Gesner is a Panamanian-born American educator and critic. In the following essay, she determines the influence of classical Greek and Renaissance literature on Galsworthy's short story "... Read more

Dupré is an English novelist and biographer. In the following excerpt, she investigates the satirical nature of the short stories in The Man of Devon. [It is in his] collection of stories, pub... Read more

Sternlicht is an American educator, critic, and poet. In the following excerpt, he traces the development in Galsworthy's short fiction from the earlier influence of French naturalism to a grea... Read more

Below, the critic lauds Five Tales. Mr. Galsworthy's work, on a small scale or a big, has the quality of greatness. It is largely planned and stately built. There is dignity in its substance... Read more

In the following review of Tatterdemalion, the critic declares some of Galsworthy's stories "among the best of our time, " yet notes limitations of his literary style. There is... Read more

In the following mixed review, the critic maintains that the stories comprising Captures possess the characteristic beauty of Galsworthy 's writing, but lack incisiveness and intensity. Mr. ... Read more

He started writing at the turn of the century and his work reflected the changes, he has aristocratic background .His father was a very important lawyer.and a shareholder in a very important stock com... Read more