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The Good Soldier Paperback – 23 October 2012

by Madox Ford (Author), Saunders (Editor)
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'This is the saddest story I have ever heard.' Wealthy American John Dowell describes in a disarmingly casual, compellingly intimate manner how he and his wife Florence meet an English couple in a German spa resort. They become friends over the years and gradually the history of their relationships and the passions that lie behind the orderly Edwardian façade are unveiled. Dowell is the archetypal 'unreliable narrator', and his casual revelations are both unexpected and explosive. A masterpiece of early Modernism and a virtuoso performance of literary skill, Ford's 'Tale of Passion' reflects contemporary interests in psychology, sexuality, and the New Woman. Its portrayal of the destruction of a civilized elite anticipates the cataclysm of the First World War, which erupted while Ford was finishing the book. This new edition includes Ford's important essay 'On Impressionism', which sheds valuable light on his artistic technique. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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    19.3 x 1.78 x 12.7 cm
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A masterpiece of early Modernism with an introduction by one of the leading Ford scholars.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press UK; 2nd edition (23 October 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199585946
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199585946
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.3 x 1.78 x 12.7 cm
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  • Les Nixon
    1.0 out of 5 stars Where did this version come from?
    Reviewed in Australia on 21 September 2020
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    One of the most famous lines in literature is the opening to The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford - "This is the saddest story I have ever heard". This Kindle version begins "This is the saddest tale I actually have ever heard". It gets worse as it goes along. Ford's sentence - "He was as devoted as it was possible to be without appearing fatuous" becomes - "He turned into as committed because it changed into possible to be with out performing fatuous". The whole book is like this. It reads like a translation from English into Uzbek by a computer and then back from Uzbek into English by a different computer.
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  • jpf
    4.0 out of 5 stars This edition is missing key sections of the text
    Reviewed in Australia on 10 September 2017
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    A comment on this edition of the book (The Good Soldier (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC) Kindle Edition). It is missing key sections of the text.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Boring Soldier
    Reviewed in Australia on 28 April 2016
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    An interesting novel from the aspect of the writing technique involved, but boring in the detailing of the odd relationships of the main characters. I was expecting more from the legendary Ford Madox Ford.
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  • jos m
    1.0 out of 5 stars Totally avoid this version
    Reviewed in Spain on 23 December 2020
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    This version is translated from some foreign language back into english by a very clumsy translator; Some sentences make no sense at all
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  • Caroline Paris
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bewitching and intense
    Reviewed in France on 29 September 2014
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    With one of the best opening lines ever the narrative draws you, apparently sincerely at first, into a seemingly genteel world and it is only as the story unfolds that we realise that the narrator is perhaps not as reliable as he initially sounds. Nobody is as they seem, and the truism that we can never really know what goes on in other people's marriages is brilliantly illustrated. It's a fascinating study of what motivates us to keep up appearances and how much is bound up with class and the adherence to social codes even at the cost of immense suffering and insanity.
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  • Al James
    5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute masterpiece - don't miss it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2015
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    'The Good Soldier' is an absolute masterpiece, one of the finest books ever written. There's a profound understanding of human nature conveyed through the first person unreliable narrative of someone whose view of the world is remarkably narrow and lacking in insight, That's a remarkable achievement in itself. The novel really is immensely forward looking for its time. Published precisely 100 years ago in 1915, in many ways it could pass as a later 20th century novel. Only recently has the unreliable narrator become a standard point of view for novelists. The plot also moves backwards and forwards in time (mostly between 1904 and 1913) without ever being confusing, but creating an accurate portrayal of how we all experience the world in a non-linear way.

    The key characters are remarkably well created in some depth, and we also get a gradual awareness of the part the narrator in his ignorance has actually played in the unfolding tragedy too. For anyone seriously interested in the development of the novel as a way of understanding human existence this is a must read. For anyone who likes a good, gripping story with energy and a sense of movement making you want to read on, this is also hugely worth reading. The language is very accessible and the book very well structured.Don't miss this masterpiece written by an under-rated novelist.
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  • MichelaDoc
    5.0 out of 5 stars A really sad but wonderful story
    Reviewed in Italy on 28 September 2012
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    I must admit I am Italian so my english is not all perfect, but I found this book amazing! I was curious about the works of Ford Madox Ford so I downloaded this for my brand new Kindle.

    Tecnically, the table of contents is not there and sometimes the chapter inside each part are not well marked: so pay attention to the Roman numbers at the beginning of a sentence. They are the beginning of the chapter!

    The narrator (and partly witness to the fact) talks as if he had experienced it all before, and now, afterwards, remembers everything not in a cronological way. That is difficult for example for me, because it's not my primary language, but it's quite engaging!

    I really recommend it to anyone who enjoys a sad but intriguing story.
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    1.0 out of 5 stars Não gostei.
    Reviewed in Brazil on 22 July 2019
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