" ...] LADY A. Isn't it just like him to get married now? He really is the most reckless person. WINSOR. Yes. He's a queer chap. I've always liked him, but I've never quite made him out. What do you think of his wife? LADY A. Nice child; awfully gone on him. WINSOR. Is he? LADY A. Quite indecently--both of them. Nodding towards the wall, Left] They're next door. WINSOR. Who's beyond them? LADY A. De Levis; and Margaret Orme at the end. Charlie, do you realise that the bathroom out there has to wash those four? WINSOR. I know. LADY A. Your grandfather was crazy when he built ...]."
" ...] LADY A. Isn't it just like him to get married now? He really is the most reckless person. WINSOR. Yes. He's a queer chap. I've always liked him...
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"Quality and Other Studies and Essays" from John Galsworthy. English novelist and playwright, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 (1867-1933).
"Quality and Other Studies and Essays" from John Galsworthy. English novelist and playwright, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 (1867-1933)...
It was a dark room at that hour of six in the evening, when just the single oil reading-lamp under its green shade let fall a dapple of light over the Turkey carpet; over the covers of books taken out of the bookshelves, and the open pages of the one selected; over the deep blue and gold of the coffee service on the little old stool with its Oriental embroidery.
It was a dark room at that hour of six in the evening, when just the single oil reading-lamp under its green shade let fall a dapple of light over the...
" ...] BUILDER. Smiling] Six weeks ago; but, dash it, one can't have done with one's own daughter. That's the weakness of an Englishman; he can't keep up his resentments. In a town like this it doesn't do to have her living by herself. One of these days it'll get out we've had a row. That wouldn't do me any good. MRS BUILDER. I see. BUILDER. Besides, I miss her. Maud's so self-absorbed. It makes a big hole in the family, Julia. You've got her address, haven't you? MRS BUILDER. Yes. Very still] But do you think it's dignified, John? BUILDER. Genially] Oh, hang dignity I rather pride myself...
" ...] BUILDER. Smiling] Six weeks ago; but, dash it, one can't have done with one's own daughter. That's the weakness of an Englishman; he can't kee...
John Galsworthy was an English author and playwright best known for writing "The Forsyte Saga" and its sequels, "A Modern Comedy "and" End of the Chapter." Galsworthy even won the Novel Prize in Literature in 1932.
John Galsworthy was an English author and playwright best known for writing "The Forsyte Saga" and its sequels, "A Modern Comedy "and" End of the Chap...
The Little Dream, An Allegory in Six Scenes by John Galsworthy. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1911 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
The Little Dream, An Allegory in Six Scenes by John Galsworthy. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1911 and may have some i...
