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John Galsworthy
A Sheaf (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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This 1916 collection includes such topics as ‘On Prisons and Punishment’ and ‘On the Position of Women.’ In his Author’s Note, Galsworthy defended his pleas for reform: ‘The war will not last for ever, and in the peace that follows life will be rougher, [and] the need for those pleas more insistent even than it was.’

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John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known for his ambitious series of novels
The Forsyte Saga (1906-1922), which focuses on the fortune of a family over time, and aims to illuminate the social and economic changes occurring throughout England. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 412 ● ISBN 9781411440319 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862869 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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