''In Chancery'' is the second novel of the

Forsyte Saga ''The Forsyte Saga'', first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. They chronicle the vici ...

trilogy by

John Galsworthy John Galsworthy (; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include '' The Forsyte Saga'' (1906–1921) and its sequels, ''A Modern Comedy'' and ''End of the Chapter''. He won the Nobel Prize ...

and was originally published in 1920, some fourteen years after ''

The Man of Property ''The Forsyte Saga'', first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. They chronicle the vici ...

''. Like its predecessor it focuses on the personal affairs of a wealthy upper middle class English family.

Synopsis

The novel concentrates on the marital failures of Soames Forsyte and to a lesser extent that of his sister Winifred Dartie and on the building antipathy between Soames and his cousin Young Jolyon Forsyte who develops a friendship with Soames' estranged wife Irene. This friendship eventually leads to an affair and Irene's divorce from Soames.

References

*https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2594 *https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1167641W/John_Galsworthy 1920 British novels The Forsyte Saga Adultery in novels Novels by John Galsworthy {{1920s-family-novel-stub