Ford Madox Ford

Set just before World War I, The Good Soldier is a tragic, psychologically rich novel of love, betrayal and illusion. Poignant and intricately crafted, The Good Soldier is told through the eyes of John Dowell, an unreliable and often naïve narrator.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Four is the fourth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Four features 12 timeless works that largely focuses on the greats of American and British literature.

Two couples, two marriages; both seemingly perfect, both falling apart....

What does it mean to be "just good people?" That is how the two couples—one British and one American—in this story are described. But what happens when you look deeper, peeling back the layers of politeness and civility?

The first installment of Ford Madox Ford's acclaimed Parade's End tetralogy. There is a hard brightness overlying the emotion and the human suffering and the human passions Mr. Ford achieves not only what is probably his own best work but what is certainly one of the ablest of recent English...

The Fifth Queen is Ford Maddox Ford’s masterful trilogy of historical fiction centered on Katharine Howard, a young girl of a proud, noble, and impoverished family who catches the jaded eye of Henry VIII and becomes his controversial fifth Queen. In this first volume, Katherine arrives at the...

Igennem ni år har det amerikanske ægtepar John og Florence tilbragt deres somre på et mondænt kursted i den tyske by Nauheim....

The tragic story of two couples, one American and one English, traveling together through Europe for an extended amount of time told by a seemingly unreliable narrator John Dowell....

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 façade. It is Dowell’s attitude - his...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Billy Howle, known for his roles in Dunkirk, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and On Chesil Beach. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David Bradshaw. The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends...

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. W. H. Auden No More Parades is the second of four in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, a work that Ford hoped would contribute to the obviating of all future wars. The novel follows...

The Good Soldier was first published in 1915. The iconic novel might be characterized as a melodrama of English upper-class infidelities, cut into little pieces, then retold out of sequence by a narrator who occasionally appears to be half asleep.

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. W. H. Auden Last Post is the fourth and final installment of Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, a work that Ford hoped would contribute to the obviating of all future wars. The story follows...

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. W. H. Auden A Man Could Stand Up is the third of four installments in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, which follows Christopher Tietjens, a wealthy British landowner and the last British...

In this volume our classic authors including Victor Hugo, Thomas Wolfe, Ambrose Bierce, Ford Madox Ford and many others explore the many facets of war and its human dimensions.

"There is a hard brightness overlying the emotion and the human suffering and the human passions Mr. Ford achieves not only what is probably his own best work but what is certainly one of the ablest of recent English novels." The New York Times, 1924 "There are not many English novels which...

The Lost Generation Collection is a powerful anthology of literature and poetry that captures the angst and introspection of the post-World War I era. These works explore the depths of human suffering, identity, and transformation, showcasing some of the most profound voices of the 20th century.

A psychological confession wrapped in love, guilt, and existential dread. The Nature of a Crime is a haunting literary collaboration between Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, exploring the dark undercurrents of human morality and the elusive boundaries between crime and conscience. Told through...