Ford Madox Ford Quote

A fervent young admirer exclaimed: "By Jove, the Good Soldier is the finest novel in the English language!" whereupon my friend 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!"


The Good Soldier (1915). Dedicatory letter


A fervent young admirer exclaimed: By Jove, the Good Soldier is the finest novel in the English language! whereupon my friend John Rodker, who has...

A fervent young admirer exclaimed: By Jove, the Good Soldier is the finest novel in the English language! whereupon my friend John Rodker, who has...

A fervent young admirer exclaimed: By Jove, the Good Soldier is the finest novel in the English language! whereupon my friend John Rodker, who has...

A fervent young admirer exclaimed: By Jove, the Good Soldier is the finest novel in the English language! whereupon my friend John Rodker, who has...