Fraternity: Two Kensingtons
John Galsworthy
ago 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Two households a hundred yards apart in Kensington: cultivated people who write books about the poor, and the poor, who model for them. Galsworthy trained as a barrister, never practiced, and was told to write by Joseph Conrad; this 1909 novel is the sharpest thing he did about his own class — the shadow of the title falls between people who mean well and people who need bread. Fifty-nine plates, among them Luke Fildes and Henry Wallis, gather the Victorian portrait and London scene that give Galsworthy's divided Kensington its faces.
Two households a hundred yards apart in Kensington: cultivated people who write books about the poor, and the poor, who model for them. Galsworthy trained as a barrister, never practiced, and was told to write by Joseph Conrad; this 1909 novel is the sharpest thing he did about his own class — th...
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John Galsworthy (1867–1933) was an English novelist and playwright. His works include The Dark Flower, The Freelands, Beyond, Saint's Progress, Five Tales, The Island Pharisees, The Country House, Fraternity, and The Patrician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.
John Galsworthy (1867–1933) was an English novelist and playwright. His works include The Dark Flower, The Freelands, Beyond, Saint's Progress, Five Tales, The Island Pharisees, The Country House, Fraternity, and The Patrician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.
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