Record Number: 20181
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'a fervent young admirer exclaimed: "By Jove, the [underlined] Good Soldier [end underlining] is the finest novel in the English Language!" whereupon my friend Mr John Rodker who has always had a properly tempered admiration for my work remarked in his clear, slow drawl: "Ah yes, it is, but you have left out a word. It is the finest French novel in the English language!"'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Until: 9 Jan 1926
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Good Soldier, The
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:20181
Source:Ford Madox Ford
Editor:Sondra J. Stang
Title:Correspondence of Ford Madox Ford and Stella Bowen, The
Place of Publication:Bloomington
Date of Publication:1993
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Page:290
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Citation:
Ford Madox Ford, Sondra J. Stang (ed.), Correspondence of Ford Madox Ford and Stella Bowen, The, (Bloomington, 1993), p. 290, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20181, accessed: 06 February 2025
Additional Comments:
Additional author, Stella Bowen; additional editor Karen Cochran. The quotation is taken from Ford's dedicatory epistle for a new edition, to Stella Bowen.