John Galsworthy 
The Man of PropertyVolume 1 of the Forsyte Saga 

Classic novel. ‘Being the experiences of Mr. John Lavender in the Time of War’. According to Wikipedia: ‘John Galsworthy ( 1867— 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906—1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.