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The Good Soldier Paperback - 2003
by Ford, Ford Madox
- Used
Description
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Details
- Title The Good Soldier
- Author Ford, Ford Madox
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Green Intege
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 315
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Green Integer
- Date 2003-10
- Bookseller's Inventory # 11240918-6
- ISBN 9781931243629 / 193124362X
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 6.06 x 4.36 x 0.89 in (15.39 x 11.07 x 2.26 cm)
- Reading level 1040
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Friendship
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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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.
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.