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The peaceful facade of an English country estate is shattered when a scandal involving a local village girl threatens the reputation of the ruling family. As the patriarch tries to manage the fallout, the inherent hypocrisies of the landed gentry are ruthlessly exposed. Galsworthy examines the rigid class structures and the moral compromises required to maintain the status quo. It is a sharp, observant novel that deconstructs the myth of the idyllic rural aristocracy.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 57 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART I.
19CHAPTER VII: DOUBTFUL POSITION AT WORSTED SKEYNES
2CHAPTER I: A PARTY AT WORSTED SKEYNES
20CHAPTER VIII: COUNCIL AT WORSTED SKEYNES
3CHAPTER II: THE COVERT SHOOT
21CHAPTER IX: DEFINITION OF “PENDYCITIS”
4CHAPTER III: THE BLISSFUL HOUR
22CHAPTER X: GEORGE GOES FOR THE GLOVES
5CHAPTER IV: THE HAPPY HUNTING-GROUND
23CHAPTER XI: MR. BARTER TAKES A WALK
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6CHAPTER V: MRS. PENDYCE'S DANCE
24CHAPTER XII: THE SQUIRE MAKES UP HIS MIND
7CHAPTER VI: INFLUENCE OF THE REVEREND HUSSELL BARTER
25PART III
8CHAPTER VII: SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES
26CHAPTER I: MRS. PENDYCE'S ODYSSEY
9CHAPTER VIII: GREGORY VIGIL PROPOSES
27CHAPTER II: THE SON AND THE MOTHER
10CHAPTER IX: MR. PARAMOR DISPOSES
28CHAPTER III: MRS. BELLEW SQUARES HER ACCOUNTS
11CHAPTER X: AT BLAFARD'S
29CHAPTER IV: MRS. PENDYCE'S INSPIRATION
12PART II
30CHAPTER V: THE MOTHER AND THE SON
13CHAPTER I: GREGORY REOPENS THE CAMPAIGN
31CHAPTER VI: GREGORY LOOKS AT THE SKY
14CHAPTER II: CONTINUED INFLUENCE OF THE REVEREND HUSSELL BARTER
32CHAPTER VII: TOUR WITH THE SPANIEL JOHN
15CHAPTER III: THE SINISTER NIGHT
33CHAPTER VIII: ACUTE ATTACK OF 'PENDYCITIS'
16CHAPTER IV: Mr. PENDYCE'S HEAD
34CHAPTER IX: BELLEW BOWS TO A LADY
17CHAPTER V: RECTOR AND SQUIRE
35IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
18CHAPTER VI: THE PARK