The good soldier
a tale of passion
by Ford Madox Ford
- 46 Want to read
- 3 Currently reading
- 14 Have read
"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 facade are unveiled. Dowell is the archetypal 'unreliable narrator', and his casual revelations are both unexpected and explosive." --Back cover.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Fiction, family life, Married people, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Germany, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, family life, general, Adultery, British, Classic Literature, Fiction, Friendship, Married people, Middle class, Aultery, Social life and customs, History, German, Dictionaries, English language, Chinese, Korean, French, Literary criticism, European, British--germany--fiction, Married people--fiction, Middle class--fiction, Friendship--fiction, Adultery--fiction, Pr6011.o53 g5 2012b, 823.912, Long Now Manual for Civilization, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English literature, Drama, Fiction, war & militaryPeople
Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939)Places
Bad Nauheim, Bad Nauheim (Germany), GermanyShowing 11 featured editions. View all 355 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
01
|
zzzz
|
02
|
eeee
|
03
|
cccc
|
04
|
cccc
|
05
The good soldier: a tale of passion
2012, Oxford University Press
in English
- New ed.
0199585946 9780199585946
|
aaaa
|
06
|
eeee
|
07
|
cccc
|
08
|
eeee
|
09
|
eeee
|
10
|
eeee
|
11
|
cccc
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages xlvii-liii).
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
Work Description
This is the saddest story I have ever heard. We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy - or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand. My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
Community Reviews (0)
Lists