num_pages: 368
description: "A Tale of Passion," as its subtitle declares, The Good Soldier relates the complex social and sexual relationships between two couples, one English, one American, and the growing awareness by the American narrator John Dowell of the intrigues and passions behind their orderly Edwardian facade. It is the attitude of Dowell, his puzzlement, his uncertainty, and the seemingly haphazard manner of his narration that make the book so powerful and mysterious. Despite its catalogue of death, insanity, and despair, the novel has many comic moments, and has inspired the work of several distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. This is the only annotated edition available.
language: English
title: The Good Soldier
titlecomplete: The Good Soldier
characters: Edward Ashburnham, Florence Dowell, Nancy Rufford, Leonora Ashburnham, Maisie Maidan, Bagshawe, John Dowell
genres: 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, English Literature, Classics, British Literature, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 26085
places: England
publisher: Broadview Press