{"product_id":"the-good-soldier-warbler-classics-paperback","title":"The Good Soldier (Warbler Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldier \u003c\/em\u003eopens with the famous line: \"This is the saddest story I have ever heard.\" John Dowell, half of one of the couples whose dissolving relationships form the subject of the novel, chronicles the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham, the soldier to whom the title refers. Dowell tells a winding tale of passion and deceit in a rambling, non-chronological fashion-a literary technique that formed part of Ford's pioneering view of literary impressionism. Ford's masterful use of the unreliable narrator leaves the reader to consider the true nature of the events that unfold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Warbler Classics edition includes \u003cem\u003eThe Affair Perfected\u003c\/em\u003e by Paul Wiley, a key critical essay that situates \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e in relation to Ford's other work and artistic aims, as well as a detailed biographical timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577629081823,"sku":"9781954525313","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DBEATflKN29781954525313.webp?v=1790395213","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-good-soldier-warbler-classics-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}