This book is a part of the world-famous The Forsyte Saga that belongs to the masterpieces of world literature. The whole theme of the Saga is the analysis of Edwardian society. The book chronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes. Critics say that the imaginary Forsyte family was, in fact, similar in many ways to Galsworthy’s own relatives. The story tells about the attitudes to money, society, love, and family values.