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 (gälz′wûr′thē), John 1867-1933.
British writer. Author of The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921) and many other Forsyte stories, he won the 1932 Nobel Prize for literature.
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Galsworthy

(ˈɡɔːlzˌwɜːðɪ)
n
(Biography) John. 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist, noted for The Forsyte Saga (1906–28): Nobel prize for literature 1932
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Gals•wor•thy

(ˈgɔlzˌwɜr ði, ˈgælz-)

n.
John, 1867–1933, English novelist and playwright: Nobel prize 1932.
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