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The Patrician
John Galsworthy
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The book revolves around the story of two love affairs. Miltoun (an aspiring politician) proposes to Mrs Audrey Noel, only to find that she is not a widow as everyone supposes, but that her husband is still alive and therefore the match is impossible. Meanwhile, Miltoun’s younger sister Barbara develops an equally unwise romance with the rebellious Courtier.
The story of what happens to these ill-matched pairs is played out against a brilliant portrayal of the Victorian upper class, its snobbery and its concerns. (The patrician in the title refers to Miltoun, who is thus called by Courtier, whose politics are the opposite to his.)
The book revolves around the story of two love affairs. Miltoun (an aspiring politician) proposes to Mrs Audrey Noel, only to find that she is not a widow as everyone supposes, but that her husband is still alive and therefore the match is impossible. Meanwhile, Miltoun’s younger sister Barbara develops an equally unwise romance with the rebellious Courtier.
The story of what happens to these ill-matched pairs is played out against a brilliant portrayal of the Victorian upper class, its snobbery and its concerns. (The patrician in the title refers to Miltoun, who is thus called by Courtier, whose politics are the opposite to his.)
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Again with that hurried quietness Agatha said:
"My dear Babs, I do think you ought to wait."
"My dear Angel, why? What is it to me if she's had four husbands?"
Agatha bit her lips, and Lady Valleys murmured with a laugh:
"You really are a terror, Babs."
But the sound of Mrs. Winlow's music had ceased—the men had come in. And the faces of the four women hardened, as if they had slipped on masks; for though this was almost or quite a family party, the Winlows being second cousins, still the subject was one which each of these four in their very different ways felt to be beyond general discussion. Talk, now, began glancing from the war scare—Winlow had it very specially that this would be over in a week—to Brabrook's speech, in progress at that very moment, of which Harbinger provided an imitation. It sped to Winlow's flight—to Andrew Gr. . . Read More
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Beauty of nature, of England and of London, of humans that appreciate it and take it for granted, live it, and imbibe it in different ways in their own lives and their own psyche - and are coming from different castes socially and economically, brought up with, different sets of circumstances, leadi
The Patrician is the final book in Galsworthy’s non-Forsyth saga trilogy that is called Worshipful Society. I am not sure of all of the connections between the three books in this series. I didn’t notice any repeat characters. The tie-in appears to be thematic: the three books all have to do with in
As a Galsworthy fan who has read over twenty of his books, this was my first disappointment - and a big one. I accept that the liking of books is very subjective and others may love this book, but to me it had none of his usual luscious characters. It dealt with three men having frustrating desires,
Do you know John Galsworthy? He writes about English upper classes and the constraints of class at the turn of the century (19th to 20th century). I just finished a 1926 Scribner edition of "The Patrician" and liked it very much. For one thing, my father signed the inside cover with his name and the
Galsworthy uguale “Saga dei Forsyte”. Se si pensa all’autore inglese si pensa alla saga familiare, bellissima, che ha sviluppato nel 1906. In realtà oltre alle vicende dei Forsyte, Galsworthy ha partorito molti romanzi interessanti quali “La casa in campagna”, “Il primo e l’ultimo”, “Ancella-Landa i
Galsworthy has a wonderfully rich writing style that makes his descriptions of nature and physical surroundings pop off the page in full Technicolor. His presentation of the characters' interior emotional lives is similarly deep and detailed. This creates an interesting contrast to the characters' r
It's an interesting look at the psyches of early twentieth century English men and women.
Beauty of nature, of England and of London, of humans that appreciate it and take it for granted, live it, and imbibe it in different ways in their own lives and their own psyche - and are coming from different castes socially and economically, brought up with, different sets of circumstances, leadi