Description
As England moves toward the twentieth century, a country-house weekend at the Pendyce estate draws together the rituals, rivalries, and unspoken rules of the landed gentry. When a threatened divorce shakes the Pendyce family, the carefully maintained dignity of their world begins to strain—revealing how quickly private scandal can become public consequence. Centered on Horace Pendyce, a landlord who believes deeply in the social responsibilities of his position, the novel explores duty, class identity, and the fragile balance between tradition and change. With John Galsworthy’s keen eye for social nuance and moral pressure, the story offers a vivid, unsentimental portrait of a society testing its own values at the edge of modernity.
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hardcover
Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published Jul 25, 2007
314 pages
ISBN: 9780548026571
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Details
First Published
1907
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Country House by John Galsworthy.