To Let Author:John Galsworthy To Let is the third volume in THE FORSYTE CHRONICLES, one of the most popular and enduring works of 20th-century literature, described by The New York Times as: — "A social satire of epic proportions and one that does not suffer by comparison with Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair'...the whole comedy of manners, convincing both in its fidelity to life and... more » as a work of art."
In creating the many extraordinary members of the Forsyte family, John Galsworthy also drew a fascinating and accurately detailed picture of the British propertied class, from the wealth and security of the mid-Victorian era through the Edwardian high-noon to a post-War world of change, strikes, and social malaise. By showing the Forsytes--in all their strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and failings--against a detailed background of English life--Parliament, the Courts, the City, sports, philanthropy, art, wars--John Galsworthy has made THE FORSYTE CHRONICLES valuable social history as well as great fiction.« less