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The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1

The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1 by John Galsworthy is available here as the complete text, split into 1208 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

John Galsworthy33 chapters

The Forsyte saga, Volume 1 by John Galsworthy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2559.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1

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  1. Chapter I 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II “At Home” at Old Jolyon’s 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Old Jolyon Goes to the Opera 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Dinner at Swithin’s 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Projection of the House 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Forsyte Ménage 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII James at Large 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Old Jolyon’s Peccadillo 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Plans of the House 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Death of Aunt Ann 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII June’s Treat 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Drive with Swithin 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV James Goes to See for Himself 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Soames and Bosinney Correspond 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Old Jolyon at the Zoo 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Afternoon at Timothy’s 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Dance at Roger’s 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Evening at Richmond 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Diagnosis of a Forsyte 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Bosinney on Parole 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII June Pays Some Calls 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Perfection of the House 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Soames Sits on the Stairs 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Mrs. Macander’s Evidence 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Night in the Park 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Meeting at the Botanical 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Voyage into the Inferno 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Trial 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Soames Breaks the News 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI June’s Victory 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Bosinney’s Departure 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Irene’s Return 20 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #2559, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1 take to read?

About 503 minutes of reading across 1208 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1

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Forsyte
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Title
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