Nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. As Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irenes beauty causes even more disruption. Paperback , 910 pages Published September 27th 2001 by Penguin Classics (first published 1921)