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The Good Soldier Mp3 cd - 2012

Name: The Good Soldier
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Author: Ford, Ford Madox/ Cosham, Ralph (Narrator)
ISBN: 9781455115433

by Ford Madox Ford; Read by Ralph Cosham

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About this book

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.

From the publisher

The Good Soldier is a story about the complex social and sexual relationships between two couples--one English, one American--and the growing awareness of American narrator John Dowell of the intrigues and passions behind their orderly Edwardian facade. It is Dowell's attitude--his puzzlement, uncertainty, and the seemingly haphazard manner of his narration--that makes the book so powerful and mysterious. In Ford's brilliantly woven tale, nothing is quite what it seems. Despite its catalog of death, insanity, and despair, this novel has many comic moments and has inspired the work of several distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. Originally published in 1915, The Good Soldier is considered by many to be Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece.

First Edition Identification

John Lane of the Bodley Head first published The Good Soldier in the UK in 1915. The first edition is bound in brick red cloth and has the same date listed on the title page as the copyright page.

Details

Title The Good Soldier
Author Ford Madox Ford; Read by Ralph Cosham
Binding MP3 CD
Edition MP3 UNA
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Blackstone Audiobooks
Date 2012-02
ISBN 9781455115433 / 1455115436
Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
Dimensions 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 in (18.80 x 13.46 x 1.52 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: Central Europe
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Topical: Country/Cowboy
Dewey Decimal Code FIC