Project Gutenberg 2022-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 138 Galsworthy, John 1867 1933 Sinjohn, John A Commentary $aUnited States :$bCharles Scribner's Sons,$c1920. A commentary -- The lost dog -- Demos -- Old age -- The careful man -- Fear -- Fashion -- Sport -- Money -- Progress -- Holiday -- Facts -- Power -- The House of Silence -- Order -- The mother -- Comfort -- A child -- Justice -- Hope. Emmanuel Ackerman, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Commentary" by John Galsworthy is a collection of commentaries and sketches written in the early 20th century. The book engages with social issues and injustices, particularly focusing on the struggles of the working class and the impact of societal structures on individual lives. Through the characters’ dialogues and reflections, it highlights themes such as poverty, the futility of hope, and the mechanization of modern life. The opening portion introduces us to a one-armed old man stationed at a construction site, holding a red flag to warn oncoming traffic of a steamroller. He expresses deep concerns about the plight of the working class, reflecting on the harsh realities of their lives, such as the lack of hope, poor living conditions, and the moral decay he perceives in society. Through his conversation with a listener, he articulates his thoughts on democracy, the failures of government, and the struggles of workers to maintain a sense of dignity in an unforgiving world. His melancholy and poignant observations set the tone for the subsequent discussions on societal issues that Galsworthy aims to address throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/commentar00gals 20210430031429galsworthy 1920 us Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, English English fiction -- 20th century English essays -- 20th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 261011 2025-06-27T06:13:33.666365 text/html 238276 2024-10-18T22:17:13 text/html 554802 2025-06-27T06:13:38.848340 application/epub+zip 554381 2025-06-27T06:13:35.105360 application/epub+zip 371731 2025-06-27T06:13:34.295337 application/epub+zip 1090496 2025-06-27T06:13:41.648302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1053815 2025-06-27T06:13:38.156342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869559 2022-09-30T17:55:08.434871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229131 2025-06-27T06:13:33.182324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209206 2024-10-18T22:17:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17262 2025-06-27T06:13:41.778283 application/rdf+xml 13416 2025-06-27T06:13:34.536320 image/jpeg 2263 2025-06-27T06:13:34.413336 image/jpeg 520068 2025-06-27T06:13:33.695358 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia