The Man of Property
Book One of The Forsyte Saga
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Narrated by:
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David Case
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By:
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John Galsworthy
About this listen
Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 "for his distinguished art of narration, which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga".
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Elizabeth
- 07-07-08
Beautifully read
David Case's clear, at times languid but never lazy reading is a great introduction to the Forsyte Saga and suits the stately pace of the book perfectly. I loved the book, too (and An Indian Summer of a Forsyte, which is also included) - the pace is obviously slower than modern novels, but Galsworthy's vivid prose ensures that the reader is never bored.
Highly recommended - I'm about to download the second book, read by the same person.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-23
A great English classic beautifully presented
One of the greatest pieces of narrative prose in the whole lexicon of English literature. Galsworthy took the English novel to a new level and produced a classic for all generations. It should be compulsory reading for all students of English.
And it is beautifully rendered by David Case with his classical pronunciation and gentle touch of irony. He does proper honour to a great work and his voice will live on timelessly despite his death.
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- Alexis Paladin
- 15-11-18
Great book, dreadful narration
I selected this version of the man of property because of the positive reviews it has received. The book is a wonderful exploration of late 19th century mores. The narrator however is truly terrible. The way he draws out the vowel sounds for every word he says is entirely unnecessary, off putting and intensely irritating. The voices he gives the characters are absurd. The men all sound like they have respiratory and adenoidal problems and the women sound like monty python characters.
Avoid, avoid, avoid.
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