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The Good Soldier
by Ford Madox Ford
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1840226536
- ISBN 13
- 9781840226539
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About This Item
New. 47-F-01 Wordsworth Press, Paperback, 2010, May have light shelf wear. Book Condition: New,<br /> With an Introduction by Sara Haslam. The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction, an inspiration for many later, distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. Set before the First World War, it tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe. They are playing the game in style. That game has begun to unravel, however, and with compelling attention to the comic, as well as the tragic, results the American narrator reveals his growing awareness of the sexual intrigues and emotional betrayals that lie behind its facade. . 2010. TRADE PAPERBACK.
Synopsis
The Good Solider: A Tale of Passion by Ford Madox Hueffer (later, Ford Madox Ford) is set just before World War I. The “good solider” of the title is Captain Edward Ashburnman, a retired Indian army veteran, who — along with his wife Leonora — from relationships with two Americans, John and Florence Dowell. The novel follows the unraveling of Ashburman’s and Dowell’s marriages through a series of flashbacks and deals with issues, such as adultery, betrayal, and moral confusion, which often go unmentioned in polite society. The Good Soldier was originally titled The Saddest Story, a reference to the first line: “This is the saddest story I have ever heard.” However, with the onset of the war, the publisher requested a title revision. Ford sarcastically suggested The Good Soldier, as he himself had already enlisted in the war, and the name stuck. Ford left to serve in World War I as an infantry solider later on in 1915, the same year the book was published. The Good Solider is ranked 30th on Modern Library’s list of “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- Galveston Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9781840226539-01
- Title
- The Good Soldier
- Author
- Ford Madox Ford
- Format/Binding
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 8
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1840226536
- ISBN 13
- 9781840226539
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
- Date Published
- 2010
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