The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford, which tells the story of two couples who meet and become friends at a health spa in Europe. The narrator John Dowell and his wife Florence are American, while Edward and Leonora Ashburnham are a respectable English couple. However, despite their apparent happiness, each couple is hiding secrets, and the revelation of this deceit soon has tragic consequences. The Good Soldier is widely considered to be Ford’s finest work, and is consistently ranked as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. He is also known for his The Fifth Queen trilogy and his Parade’s End tetralogy.

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• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection

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