A Modern Comedy (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: John Galsworthy
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social chronicle
- Time of Work: 1922-1926
- Setting: England and America
- Principal Characters: Soames Forsyte, Fleur Mont, Michael Mont, Jon Forsyte, Marjorie Ferrar
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Values, Family or family life, 1920’s, England or English people, Upper classes, Politicians, London, Reformers, Fire
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Soames Forsyte was a member of the board of the Providential Premium Reassurance Society. Against his better judgment, the society had invested much of its holdings in foreign securities. Because the European exchange was so unstable, Soames insisted that the report to the stockholders be detailed. Not long afterward, Butterfield, a clerk in the P.P.R.S. office, overheard a conversation between Elderson, the manager, and a German. The German insisted that Elderson, who had received commissions on the society’s investments in Germany, should see to it that the board...
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