Parade's End is the great British war vel and Ford Madox Ford's major achievement as a velist. Originally published as four linked vels between 1924 and 1928, it follows the story of Christopher Tietjens, as his life is shattered by his wife's infidelities and overturned by the mud, blood and destruction of the First World War. Tietjens, with his old-fashioned Tory values, is already out of step with the corrupt political culture of Edwardian England: his experiences at the Front and his developing relationship with the suffragette Valentine Wanp force him into a radical reconfiguring of his values as he participates in the post-war period of national re-construction. Parade's End is both a subtly perceptive psychological vel and a richly descriptive chronicle of 'the public events of a decade'. Through Tietjens, his beautiful (and unforgettably cruel) wife, Sylvia, and the principled Valentine, Ford draws us into the world of the English upper class as it goes through a period of crisis and transformation.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN-10
1840227192
ISBN-13
9781840227192
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138767202
Product Key Features
Author
Ford Madox Ford
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Genre
General & Literary Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
471g
Height
198mm
Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Herts
Spine
38mm
First Published
2013
Introduction by
Robert Hampson,Dr. Andrew Pursell
Series Edited by
Dr. Keith Carabine
Series Title
Wordsworth Classics
Author Biography
Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), was born in England. Author of The Good Soldier, Parade's End, and The Fifth Queen, he is also remembered for founding two influential literary journals and championing many of the leading modernist writers of the day.
Date of Publication
01/01/2013
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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