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Modernism · Novel

The Good Soldier

by Ford Madox Ford. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Ford Madox Ford examining war, memory, society; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1915
Origin
England
Era
Modernism
Genre
Novel
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Ford Madox Ford examining war, memory, society; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.