The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction and an inspiration for many writers, including Graham Greene.
Set before the First World War, it tells the tale of two wealthy couples – one British, one American – as they travel, socialize, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe.
Sexual intrigues and emotional betrayals unfold with comic and tragic results
Heart Trouble
It’s nearly thirty years since a friend lent me Ford Madox Ford’s The Good Soldier (1915) and he’ll never get it back. I’ve read it five times since then – I like to revisit books. Of...
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