The Good Soldier

About this book

A classic examination of human nature, love, and betrayalWhen John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham, they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.Ford Madox Ford wrote The Good Soldier, the book on which his reputation most surely rests, in deliberate emulation of the nineteenth-century French novels he so admired. In this way he was able to explore the theme of sexual betrayal and its poisonous after-effects with a psychological intimacy as yet unknown in the English novel.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9781023091220

Publisher

Anson Street Press

Published

March 28, 2025

Pages

142

Weight

13.3 oz

Subject

Fiction