Forsyte Saga Books in Order
Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy contains 6 books, published between 1900 and 1933. The first book is Salvation of a Forsyte (1900) and the newest is One More River (1933). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1900–1933
- Pages on record
- 1,445 in 5 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 24–36 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,445 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's chronicle of a large upper-middle-class English family. Three novels and two shorter interludes, published between 1906 and 1921, were gathered under the Forsyte Saga title in 1922. The Forsytes stand only a few generations from farming ancestors and hold hard to their standing as new money. Galsworthy took the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. Six catalogued titles run from Salvation of a Forsyte (1900) to One More River (1933).
How many Forsyte Saga books are there?
Forsyte Saga has 6 books, released between 1900 and 1933.
Forsyte Saga Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Forsyte Saga 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.
- 1Salvation of a Forsyte1900 · confirmed 1/41900–1/4
- 2The Man of Property1906 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/419062931/4
- 3Indian Summer of a Forsyte1918 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419183361/4
- 4In Chancery1920 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/419202291/4
- 5To Let1921 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/419212111/4
- 6One More River1933 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/419333761/4
Is there a chronological order for Forsyte Saga?
No separate chronological order is on record for Forsyte Saga, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Forsyte Saga books in order?
You should read the Forsyte Saga books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Forsyte Saga book also stands alone.
What order should you read Forsyte Saga books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Salvation of a Forsyte (1900), the earliest published title. After it come The Man of Property (1906), Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918), In Chancery (1920), To Let (1921) and One More River (1933).
What is the newest Forsyte Saga book?
One More River (1933) is the newest Forsyte Saga book released so far.
Is there a new Forsyte Saga book coming?
No next Forsyte Saga book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Forsyte Saga at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Forsyte Saga title on record dates from 1933, 93 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Forsyte Saga books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,445 pages across the 5 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 293 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Forsyte Saga books, 2 of 6, were published in the 1920s.
What the Forsyte Saga books are about
3 of the 6 Forsyte Saga 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 3 books
- England 2 of 3 books
- Family life 2 of 3 books
- Forsyte family (Fictitious family) 1 of 3 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 3 books
- Sagas 1 of 3 books
- Social life and customs 1 of 3 books
More books by John Galsworthy
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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