A village feud that begins when a yellow dog bites the wrong man; a gentleman who keeps up appearances; a landowner selling his timber; a broken boot; a stroke of lightning. These stories catch English lives at moments when habit, pride or chance holds them fast, some of them shadowed by the First World War.
Galsworthy’s craft at short length, for readers who know him only from The Forsyte Saga. Download the free EPUB.