About the book: 2016 / Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's husband. There is no such commandment, but many people desire other people’s husbands... in Galsworthy’s novel, amazing in its ironic intensity and power of images, the place of the tragically deceased Frances Freeland - the hero’s wife - is taken by her sister, ready to take care of her husband and custody of her nephews... but not like that -it’s easy to do this if you live with a farm laborer and are completely dependent on the rich man on whose land your house stands, and thanks to whom you earn your living. A rich man can interfere not only with matrimonial plans, but almost lead to suicide! The love affair of the novel “The Freelands” unfolds against the backdrop of civil intrigue, and Galsworthy creates a multifaceted work that is interesting both for readers of English melodramatic prose and for readers of poignant historical and social novels about society in Victorian England.