This collection includes: The First and Last, The Little Man, Hall-Marked, Defeat, The Sun, and Punch and Go. According to Wikipedia: "John Galsworthy ( 1867— 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906—1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.