The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's chronicle of an upper-middle-class English family, first issued under that title in one volume by Heinemann in 1922. It brings together The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let with two interludes, and was adapted as a BBC serial in 1967.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922
- First published
- William Heinemann, 1922
The first edition of The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy was published in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1922. We track 2 editions.
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- William Heinemann Ltd1922 Hardback I own The Forsyte Saga, William Heinemann Ltd 1922 Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of The Forsyte Saga?
The first edition of The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy was published in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1922.
How many editions of The Forsyte Saga are there?
We track 2 editions of The Forsyte Saga, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Forsyte Saga, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, First Issue 1922, John Atkinson Books (johnatkinsonbooks.co.uk)
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