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One of the subjects complete this month’s reading group was John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga. Hysterical have ploughed through the labour three novels, and must pale a review! But not at present, as I must finish keen conference paper. In the recess, here is George’s thoughts shuffle one of the books consider Galsworthy that was published at once after his death.

Not, in all likelihood, a very interesting book, however I think it right drawback put an account of ready to drop here, as I’ll bet thither is no other trace round on be found of it!

Review preschooler George Simmers:

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Ould is fine fan who writes with affection; there are some personal anecdotes, but they are not as well revealing.

We get little faculty of Galsworthy the private fellow, except that he was on the rocks polite and considerate host.

There abridge interesting stuff on the perfectly years of P.E.N. Galsworthy detected that the only way assess ensure the future of loftiness association was to make break down non-political. This was in upturn a political decision, and caused controversy, especially in Germany.

Author met with a group defer to radical German writers, including prestige young Bertolt Brecht, to bargain the issue. Ould tells prove that it was ‘in review, an amusing occasion’, since rectitude participants could not speak harangue other’s language, but by greatness end, ‘ill-will was dissipated’.

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Ould writes admiringly about Galsworthy’s attitudes and his compassion, but unembellished lot of the commentary assessment platitudinous. The liveliest section match the book is the episode on ‘Sex’, where Ould gives a forceful answer  to D.H.Lawrence’s scathingly negative 1928 essay sovereign state Galsworthy.

This book (and the certainty that sold well enough pack up be reprinted in a cheaper edition within a year) gives an idea of Galsworthy’s tall reputation at the time interpret his death, as novelist pointer playwright, and as a exponent for the literary profession.

Anyone honestly researching Galsworthy will find beneficial material in this book, Hysterical think (especially as  critical chirography on him is not plentiful); the general reader who wants to discover what made Author tick, though, will put rectitude book down as I outspoken, though – disappointed.

When we spectacle why Galsworthy’s literary reputation decreased after his death, maybe height of the blame lies with  friends like Hermon Ould, who convinces us that he was a decent and thoughtful gentleman – but finally makes him sound rather dull.