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Title details for The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford - Available

The Good Soldier

A Tale of Passion

by Ford Madox Ford
Frank Muller
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With an Introduction by Sara Haslam. The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction, an inspiration for many later, distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. Set before the First World War, it tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe. They are playing the game in style. That game has begun to unravel, however, and with compelling attention to the comic, as well as the tragic, results the American narrator reveals his growing awareness of the sexual intrigues and emotional betrayals that lie behind its fascade.

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  • Release date

    November 1, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781470335533
      • File size: 201343 KB
      • Duration: 06:59:27

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1040
    • Text Difficulty: 6-8

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This is the (fictional) memoir of an ass. John Dowell's wife, Florence, faked a heart ailment so that she could remain at a German spa where, under John's very nose, she conducted a nine-year affair with John's pal, Captain Edward Ashburton. At last, Florence downed a lethal poison, and Edward cut his own throat, leaving John to stew perplexedly over what he calls "the saddest story I have ever heard." Published in 1915, this intricately woven classic has garnered widespread critical acclaim. Versatile narrator Kerry Shale well understands its tone, atmosphere, and subtext, as well as the character and crisis of its narrator/antihero. Yet he often seems to rush, thereby weakening important moments. He uses only a small vocal range, which, together with his pace, makes some passages monotonous. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1040
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

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