The Good Soldier, Ford Madox Ford
The Good Soldier, Ford Madox Ford
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The Good Soldier

Author: Ford Madox Ford

Narrator: Victoria Styles

Unabridged: 6 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/30/2025

Categories: Fiction, Family Life


Synopsis

A mesmerizing tale of passion and deception through the lens of an unreliable narrator. Set against the backdrop of pre-World War I Europe, the story unravels the seemingly perfect lives of two affluent couples, gradually exposing infidelity and betrayal. Through a non-linear narrative, Ford explores themes of love, honor, and the complexities of human relationships, offering a poignant critique of societal norms and the masks we wear.

About Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and editor whose two journals, the English Review and the Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in the development of early-twentieth-century English literature. He wrote dozens of novels during his lifetime, but he is now best remembered for The Good Soldier and Parade's End, the latter of which was originally published as four books: Some Do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and The Last Poet.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on September 02, 2017

What a sick, rotten, depraved society we're treated to, populated by liars and knaves, and yet I found myself heartbroken by the end, wondering what kind of magic spell Ford had cast on me. Ford is an absolute master of technique--in this case the use of flashbacks and an unreliable narrator--and I......more

Goodreads review by Eliasdgian on February 25, 2020

"Αυτή: η πιο θλιβερή ιστορία που έχω ποτέ μου ακούσει – η πιο θλιβερή." Είναι η φράση οδοδείκτης με την οποία ο Ford Madox Ford υποδέχεται τους αναγνώστες του σε τούτο το μυθιστόρημα - κομψοτέχνημα που, διόλου άδικα, συγκαταλέγεται στα αριστουργήματα της παγκόσμιας λογοτεχνίας. Είναι η εισαγωγή κ......more

Goodreads review by Jr on October 04, 2016

Storytelling is about as much an art as is writing. Any piece of paper can have beautifully constructed sentences, impeccable prose, dazzling verses, yet when there simply is nothing to tell all those words are moot. The alarming strength of the Good Soldier can be found in its maze-like narration t......more