This 1907 novellater specifically cited by the Nobel Committeeis set in an English country house that stands as a microcosm of genteel society, where Victorian mores are coming into conflict with the realities of modern industrial life.  When young George Pendyce falls for a "common" woman, the cracks in his family life are revealed.

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English writer and dramatist.  He is best known for his ambitious series of novelsThe Forsyte Saga (1906-1922), which focuses on the fortune of a family over time, and aims to illuminate the social and economic changes occurring throughout England.  He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.