Galsworthy

American  

[gawlz-wur-thee, galz-] / ˈgɔlzˌwɜr ði, ˈgælz- /

noun

1. John, 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1932.

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Galsworthy British  

/ ˈɡɔːlzˌwɜːðɪ /

noun

1. John. 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist, noted for The Forsyte Saga (1906–28): Nobel prize for literature 1932

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Example Sentences

When Galsworthy created “The Man of Property,” he was 35 years old, had published two largely unnoticed novels, and had no reason to imagine he was embarking on anything more than another uncertain literary venture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I can’t remember ever having seen a Galsworthy play, so I was grateful for Theatrium Botanicum’s vision in producing “Strife.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

"What a slap in the face for all those that truly loved my beautiful baby girl," said Becky's dad Darren Galsworthy.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

I have, however, obtained an email that the diplomat wrote to the British Ambassador to China, Sir Anthony Galsworthy, on May 6, 1999.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2022

Yet Sir James Barrie and Mr. John Galsworthy, essayists and novelists at first, as Stevenson was, strayed successfully from prose fiction into the acted drama.

From A Book About the Theater by Matthews, Brander