John Galsworthy Books in Order

How many John Galsworthy books are there?

John Galsworthy has 78 books, released between 1898 and 2022. 30 of them were published after John Galsworthy's death in 1933. They include 3 series and 64 titles listed outside any series.

John Galsworthy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 78 John Galsworthy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

John Galsworthy series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Forsyte Saga books in order 6 books

John Galsworthy books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read John Galsworthy books in order?

You only need to read John Galsworthy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with John Galsworthy

Start with Salvation of a Forsyte (1900), the first Forsyte Saga book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Jocelyn (1898).

What is the newest John Galsworthy book?

From The Four Winds (As: John Sinjohn) (2022) is the newest John Galsworthy book released so far.

Is there a new John Galsworthy book coming?

No next John Galsworthy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards John Galsworthy has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 6 nominations for John Galsworthy. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Nobel Prize in Literature1932Won
• Nobel Prize in Literature1932Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1931Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1922Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1921Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1920Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1919Shortlisted

John Galsworthy at a glance

Died

John Galsworthy died in 1933, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to John Galsworthy are still being published after John Galsworthy's death in 1933; the newest appeared in 2022.

Release pace

John Galsworthy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.

Length

7,682 pages across the 32 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 187 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most John Galsworthy books, 22 of 78, were published in the 1920s.

What the John Galsworthy books are about

15 of the 78 John Galsworthy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: forsyte family (fictitious characters) is tagged on 7 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) 7 of 15 books
• Family life 5 of 15 books
• England 3 of 15 books
• Historical fiction 3 of 15 books
• Sagas 3 of 15 books
• Correspondence 2 of 15 books
• Authors 2 of 15 books
• Social life and customs 2 of 15 books