In Chancery (Forsyte Saga Vol. 2)

Author(s)

• John Galsworthy

'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. In Chancery is the second book in the saga. Five years have passed since Irene left Soames and the death of Bosinney. Old Jolyon meets Irene and is enchanted by her. At his death he leaves her a legacy sufficient for her to live an independent life in Paris.

Soames who is desperate for a son, attempts to effect a rapprochement but is rejected by her. Meanwhile Young Jolyon, now a widower,who is Irene’s trustee falls in love with her

Soames suspects Young Jolyon and Irene of adultery and sues for divorce. His action is successful. Young Jolyon and Irene marry. She bears him a son, John. Soames remarries. His wife Annette bears him a daughter, Fleur. (Summary by Andy Minter)

1. 0:1 Indian Summer of a Forsyte 1
2. 0:2 Indian Summer of a Forsyte 2
3. 0:3 Indian Summer of a Forsyte 3
4. 0:4 Indian Summer of a Forsyte 4
5. 1:1 At Timothy's
6. 1:2 Exit A Man Of The World
7. 1:3 Soames Prepares To Take Steps
8. 1:4 Soho
9. 1:5 James Sees Visitors
10. 1:6 No Longer Young Jolyon At Home
11. 1:7 The Colt And The Filly
12. 1:8 Jolyon Prosecutes The Trusteeship
13. 1:9 Val Hears The News
14. 1:10 Soames Entertains The Future
15. 1:11 And Visits The Past
16. 1:12 On Forsyte 'Change
17. 1:13 Jolyon Finds Out Where He Is
18. 1:14 Soames Discovers What He Wants
19. 2: 1 The Third Generation
20. 2:2 Soames Puts It To The Touch
21. 2:3 Visit To Irene
22. 2:4 Where Forsytes Fear To Tread
23. 2:5 Jolly Sits In Judgement
24. 2:6 Jolyon In Two Minds
25. 2:7 Dartie Versus Dartie
26. 2:8 The Challenge
27. 2:9 Dinner At James’s
28. 2:10 Death Of The Dog Balthazar
29. 2:11 Timothy Stays The Rot
30. 2:12 Progress Of The Chase
31. 2:13 Here We Are Again
32. 2:14 Outlandish Night
33. 3:1 Soames In Paris
34. 3: 2 In The Web
35. 3:3 Richmond Park
36. 3:4 Over The River
37. 3:5 Soames Acts
38. 3:6 A Summer Day
39. 3:7 A Summer Night
40. 3:8 James In Waiting
41. 3:9 Out Of The Web
42. 3:10 Passing Of An Era
43. 3:11 Suspended Animation
44. 3:12 Birth Of A Forsyte
45. 3:13 James Is Told
46. 3:14 His