The Eldest Son
About this book
In this play, an upper-class English family confronts a moral crisis when the eldest son's relationship with a servant exposes the double standards governing class and personal conduct. It suits readers interested in Edwardian drama and Galsworthy's social criticism.
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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