text: A woman in this work has her pearls stolen by her husband before he elopes to South America with aSpanish dancer.
full_question: A woman in this work has her pearls stolen by her husband before he elopes to South America with aSpanish dancer. In this work, Val fights in the Boer War after being dared to enlist by Jolly. The title characterof its first book chooses to save the baby Fleur's life over the life of the baby's mother, Annette Lamotte, but islater upset when Fleur falls for his ex-wife's son Jon. The young architect Philip Bosinney travels to Robin Hillto design a house for the title family of this series, whose members include Old Jolyon, Young Jolyon, andSoames. For 10 points, name this series of novels consisting of The Man of Property, In Chancery, and To Let,written by John Galsworthy. 
first_sentence: A woman in this work has her pearls stolen by her husband before he elopes to South America with aSpanish dancer.
raw_answer: The Forsyte Saga 