The Island Pharisees the Island Pharisees

The Island Pharisees is a novel written by the renowned British author, John Galsworthy. The story is set on the fictional island of Purbeck in England and revolves around the lives of the upper-class residents of the island. The novel explores the themes of social class, hypocrisy, and the struggle for power and influence.The central character of the story is Everard Barstow, a wealthy businessman who has recently moved to the island. Barstow is a self-made man who has worked hard to achieve his success, but he is viewed with suspicion and disdain by the island's elite, who consider him an outsider. Despite this, Barstow is determined to integrate himself into the island's social scene and gain acceptance from its residents.As the story unfolds, the reader is introduced to a cast of characters who are all struggling to maintain their social status and power. There is Lady Charlotte, the matriarch of the island's most prominent family, who is determined to maintain her family's position of influence. There is also the Reverend John Musgrave, a hypocritical clergyman who is more concerned with his own status than with the well-being of his parishioners.Throughout the novel, Galsworthy uses his sharp wit and keen observations to expose the hypocrisy and corruption of the island's upper class. He also explores the theme of love and the sacrifices that people are willing to make in the name of it.Overall, The Island Pharisees is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that offers a fascinating insight into the social dynamics of the British upper class in the early 20th century.After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile. Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.