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The Country House By: John Galsworthy (Original Version). Author: Galsworthy, John (Author). Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Weight: 0.64 lbs. Publication Date: 2016-09-26. ISBN13: 9781539095576. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Country House By: John Galsworthy (Original Version) ISBN13: 9781539095576 ISBN10: 1539095576 Author: Galsworthy, John (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - John Galsworthy Om 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 In Literature In 1932 Galsworthy Was Born At What Is Now Known As Galsworthy House (Then Called Parkhurst) 1] On Kingston Hill In Surrey, England, The Son Of John And Blanche Bailey (Nee Bartleet) Galsworthy His Family Was Wealthy And Well Established, With A Large Estate In Kingston Upon Thames That Is Now The Site Of Three Schools: Marymount International School, Rokeby Preparatory School, And Holy Cross Preparatory School He Attended Harrow And New College, Oxford, Training As A Barrister, And Was Called To The Bar In 1890 However, He Was Not Keen To Begin Practising Law And Instead Travelled Abroad To Look After The Family's Shipping Business During These Travels He Met Joseph Conrad, Then The First Mate Of A Sailing-Ship Moored In The Harbour Of Adelaide, Australia, And The Two Future Novelists Became Close Friends In 1895 Galsworthy Began An Affair With Ada Nemesis Pearson Cooper (1864-1956), The Wife Of His Cousin Major Arthur Galsworthy After Her Divorce Ten Years Later, They Married 23 September 1905 And Stayed Together Until His Death In 1933 Before Their Marriage, They Often Stayed Clandestinely In A Farmhouse Called Wingstone In The Village Of Manaton On Dartmoor, Devon 2] From 1908 He Took Out A Long Lease On Part Of The Building And Made It Their Regular Second Home Until 1923 Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2016-09-26 Weight: 0.64 lbs Dimensions: 0.3'' H x 10'' L x 7.99'' W Number of Pages: 140 Language: English