Evening star., 1933-01-31
JOHN GA[,SW0RTHY
. EXPIRES |NL0ND0N
Nobel Prize Winner of 1882
Succumbs to Illness of
More Than Month.
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON. January 3l.-John Gals
worthy, British novelist and dramatist
and 1882 Nobel prize winner, died today
He was IS years old.
The famous writer had been Suner-
ing from anemia and was in a grave
condition for the past week The illness
developed from severe cold contracted
last month.
This prevented him from going to
Stockholm to receive the Nobel prize
award Iscember 10. His certificate
was received from King GuStaf by the
British Minister to Sweden, Archibald
j. c. Kerr.
Galsworthy died at 9:l5 am, after
being unconscious for several hours
previous to the end.
He came to London during December
from his Sussex country home for spe-
cial treatment Since then his con-
dition steadily had grown worse.
Was Hard Worker.
GaIsworthy was q hard worker and
the strain of his incessant literary labors
was considered principal contrloutory
cause to his breakdown He never dc
tated, writing everything by hand, he
rewriting whole pages.
His working schedule was virtually
inflexible He devoted morning to his
novels and the afternoons, from 3 to 8,
to his plays.
The author had a strong dislike OF
publicity. However. when he declined
\ knighthood in 1918 the award actually
appeared in the Kings New Year honor
list A correction was published the
next day at his request. He accepted
In 1929 the Order of Merit for his serv-
ices to literature and drama.
Galsworthy's wife, two other mem
bers of his family and two old family
servants comprised the sorrowful COM
pany at his bedside as death came
peacefully to one Of the outstanding
lights Of modern English literature.
Wrote Of Upper Class.
By coincidence. the announcement
that GalSwOrthy had won the l9S1
Nobel prize for literature, last November
II. came almost on the day OF the pup
ucation of his last novel. "Flowerlng
wilderness" q study of the English up
per classes.
Most of his writings were concerned
with the life of England's upper MID
die class.
His last book was in way sequei
to Maid in Waiting which in mood
and subject matter derived from The
Forsyte Saga" 1t is careful evalua-
ton of the inevitable British loyalty
which bobs up in one shape or another
In many English novels.
In ali Galsworthy wrote so or more
short stories and IS plays, in addition
to his novels
Educated at Harrow and Oxford for
the bar, he was admitted to practice at
the age of 23 After brief period ne
deserted that profession and employed
his legal training as an aid in making
a searching analysis of the social circles
in which he moved.
GalSworthy travelled extensively after
he decided upon a literary career.
Encouraged Conrad.
In 1893 Galsworthy made q voyage
to the South Seas on the sailing vessel
Torrens, Of which the late Joseph Con-
rad was first officer. Their conversa-
ton turned to literature and leo to
Conrad showing his manuscript OF Al
mayors Folly" This Immediately met
with the approval Of Galsworthy. who
encouraged Conrad to continue his
writing. In later years the two worked
tORetfleT IN LOUOOH
Galsworthy published his first novel.
"Jocelyn,' in 1898 under the pseudonym
of John Sinjohn. This was followed
two years later by The Villa RUBEN"
a volume Of stories He did not attract
general attention, however. until 1904,
when The Island Pharisees" appeared.
This was the first of series OF novels
that dealt almost entirely with prob
lens Of the social world.
Others included The Man Of Pow
erty," 1906; The Country House" 1907,
and THE Freelands," 1915.
THE Forsyte Saga"
In the drama.tas in his novels Gals
worthy turned his scrutinizing eye upon
the complexities of his time. In The
Silver Box" 1906. he discussed the ad-
ministration of justice; Strife" 1909.
the relations of capital and labor; Jus
tice,' 1910, prison problems; The
Mob 1914, politics and social princi-
Piles: The Skin Game" 1920. the sup
planting of tie old predominant class
in rural life by the new.
What have been regarded as the most
famous of his novels are those compris-
ing the series known as The Forsyte
Saga" In these the fictional history
of the Forsyte family is traced in all its
ramifications in England and America.
Others of his notable novels include
Fraternity 1909; The Patrician," ="
1911; The Dark Flower" 1913: Saints
Progress" 1919, and In Chancery,"
1920
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