John Galsworthy ,,Forsyte'ide saaga I" Tegelased: vana Jolyon; noor Jolyon; Philip Bosinney; Ann Forsyte; June Forsyte; Irene; Soames Forsyte; tädi Juley; tädi Hester; Swithin Forsyte; James Forsyte; George; Nicholas; Timothy; Holly ja Jolly; koer Balthasar Sellisena oled sa sündinud ja selliseks sa jääd oma surmani! Lihvitud klaasist kroonlühter põlevate küünaldega rippus nagu hiiglaslik stalaktiit laua kohal, pildudes kiiri suurtele kuldraamidega peeglitele, kõrvallaudade marmorpealseile ja raskeile tikitud istmetega kuldtoolidele. Nad ei surnud; kuna suremine käis nende põhimõtete vastu, siis tarvitasid nad
John Galsworthy The Man of Property PREFACE "The Forsyte Saga" was the title originally destined for that part of it which is called "The Man of Property"; and to adopt it for the collected chronicles of the Forsyte family has indulged the Forsytean tenacity that is in all of us. The word Saga might be objected to on the ground that it connotes the heroic and that there is little heroism in these pages. But it is used with a suitable irony; and, after all, this long tale, though it may deal with folk in frock coats, furbelows, and a gilt- edged period, is not devoid of the essential heat of conflict. Discounting for the gigantic stature and