The complete online text of The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy.

The English novelist and playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was one of the most popular writers of the early 20th century. His work explores the transitions and contrasts between pre- and post-World War I England. Born on Aug. 14, 1867, in Coombe, Su...

During 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 and critically esteemed. After World War I and until his death in 19...

During 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 and critically esteemed. After the First World War and until his dea...

Conrad's friendship with John Galsworthy, begun when both men had yet to make their way in the world of letters, was, according to his own account of it, one of the most sustained and happy of his life. In 1913, he paid tribute...

Marriage is more than a simple contract between spouses, or a thing, which they can dissolve by their own acts and choice, even consensually. It is a status, involving other and more important interests. --Viscount Birkenhead L.C. in Rutherford v. Richardson...