The Good Soldier: A Norton Critical Edition Paperback - 2012

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.

Details

• Title The Good Soldier: A Norton Critical Edition
• Author Ford Madox Ford; Martin Stannard (Editor)
• Binding Paperback
• Edition [ Edition: Secon
• Pages 448
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
• Date 2012-03
• Illustrated Yes
• Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
• ISBN 9780393927924 / 039392792X
• Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
• Dimensions 8.3 x 5.1 x 1 in (21.08 x 12.95 x 2.54 cm)
• Themes
  • Cultural Region: British
• Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Friendship
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011025458
• Dewey Decimal Code 823.912