Related Clues:

• Galsworthy's "The Forsyte __"
• Multigenerational tale, e.g.
• Long, long story
• Something to keep a teller busy?
• Long-running show?
• Thousand-plus-pager, perhaps
• Drawn-out story
• Sprawling narrative
• "See if you can do better!"
• "Beowulf," for one
• Tale on an epic scale
• Detailed narrative
• It can span centuries
• Adventurous tale
• Thousand-plus pager, e.g.