Galsworthy
JOHN, an English writer. Born in 1867, his early writings excited but slight attention. It was not until he turned to modern social problems that his power as a dramatist and novelist was revealed. His novels deal with many phases of English life chiefly for the purpose of satire. Such for example is his first work that attracted attention, "The Island Pharisees" (1904, revised 1908) and later (1906) "The Man of Property." Likewise in his dramas he pays particular attention to the injustices of the present social scheme. "The Silver Box" (1906) is a JOHN GALSWORTHY drama with the theme of the different legal justice for the rich and poor. "Strife" (1909) is written to illustrate the war between capital and labor which features modern society. His most recent work is the drama entitled "The Mob" published in the year in which the World War opened.