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Ford Madox Ford

Born December 17, 1873(1873-12-17)
Merton, Surrey
Died June 26, 1939 (aged 65)
Deauville, France
Pen name Ford Hermann Hueffer, Ford Madox Hueffer
Occupation novelist, publisher
Nationality United Kingdom
Writing period 1892 - 1971

Ford Madox Ford (December 17, 1873 – June 26, 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, The English Review and The Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in the development of early 20th-century English literature. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The historic Parish of Merton contributed its name to the London Borough of Merton, although Merton itself is no longer a clearly defined area within the borough Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the motorcycle of the same name see Honda Deauville. Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word A literary editor is an editor in a Newspaper or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning Literature and Books especially reviews A journal (through French from late Latin diurnalis, daily has several related meanings a daily record of events or business a private He is now best remembered for The Good Soldier (1915) and the Parade's End tetralogy. The Good Soldier is a 1915 Novel by English Novelist Ford Madox Ford. Parade's End is a Tetralogy (four related novels by Ford Madox Ford published between 1924 and 1928 A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four ( Numerical prefix tetra-) distinct works

Born Ford Hermann Hueffer, the son of Francis Hueffer, he was Ford Madox Hueffer before he finally settled on the name Ford Madox Ford in honour of his grandfather, the Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown, whose biography he had written. Francis Hueffer, born Franz Hüffer ( 22 May 1845 – 19 January 1889) was a German - English writer on music The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters Poets, and critics founded in 1848 by Ford Madox Brown ( April 16, 1821 &ndash October 6, 1893) was an English painter of moral and historical subjects notable for his A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account

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Ford's literary life

One of his most famous works is The Good Soldier (1915), a short novel set just before World War I which chronicles the tragic lives of two "perfect couples" using intricate flashbacks. The Good Soldier is a 1915 Novel by English Novelist Ford Madox Ford. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current In a "Dedicatory Letter to Stella Ford” that prefaces the novel, Ford reports that a friend pronounced The Good Soldier “the finest French novel in the English language!”

Ford was involved in the British war propaganda after the outbreak of World War I. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people He worked for the War Propaganda Bureau managed by C. F. G. Masterman with other writers and scholars who were popular in those years, such as Arnold Bennett, G. K. Chesterton, John Galsworthy, Hilaire Belloc and Gilbert Murray. Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman PC ( 24 October 1873 &ndash 17 November 1927) was a British Liberal Party politician Enoch Arnold Bennett ( 27 May 1867 - 27 March 1931) was an English Novelist. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 was an influential English writer of the early 20th century John Galsworthy OM (ˈgɔːlzwɝːðɪ ( 14 August, 1867 — 31 January, 1933) was an English Novelist and Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 &ndash 16 July 1953 was a French -born Writer who became a Naturalised British subject George Gilbert Aimé Murray ( January 2, 1866 &ndash May 20 1957) was a British classical scholar and Public intellectual Ford wrote two propaganda books for Masterman, namely When Blood is Their Argument: An Analysis of Prussian Culture (1915), with the help of Richard Aldington, and Between St. Richard Aldington (born Edward Godfree Aldington July 8 1892 &ndash July 27 1962 was an English writer and poet. Dennis and St. George: A Sketch of Three Civilizations (1915).

After writing the two propaganda books, Ford enlisted in the Welsh Regiment on 30 July 1915, and was sent to France, thus ending his cooperation with the War Propaganda Bureau. His combat experiences and his previous propaganda activities inspired his tetralogy Parade's End (1924-1928), set in England and on the Western Front before, during and after World War I. A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four ( Numerical prefix tetra-) distinct works Parade's End is a Tetralogy (four related novels by Ford Madox Ford published between 1924 and 1928 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See Western Front (disambiguation for other meanings Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World

Ford also wrote dozens of novels as well as essays, poetry, memoir and literary criticism, and collaborated with Joseph Conrad on two novels, The Inheritors (1901) and Romance (1903). An essay is usually a short piece of writing It is often written from an author's personal point of view. for other uses see Memoir (disambiguation As a literary Genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature. Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 was a Polish-born English novelist The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story (1901 is a quasi- Science fiction Novel on which Ford Madox Ford and Joseph Conrad collaborated Romance is a novel co-authored by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford.

His novel Ladies Whose Bright Eyes (1911, extensively revised in 1935)[1] is, in a sense, the reverse of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Ladies Whose Bright Eyes is a novel by Ford Madox Ford. It was written in 1911 and extensively revised in 1935 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 Novel by American Humorist and Writer Mark Twain.

Ford's promotion of literature

In 1908, he founded The English Review, in which he published Thomas Hardy, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad, Henry James, John Galsworthy and William Butler Yeats, and gave debuts to Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence and Norman Douglas. Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928 was an English novelist Short story writer and poet of the naturalist movement though he saw Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 was a Polish-born English novelist Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James John Galsworthy OM (ˈgɔːlzwɝːðɪ ( 14 August, 1867 — 31 January, 1933) was an English Novelist and Percy Wyndham Lewis ( November 18, 1882 &ndash March 7, 1957) was an English painter and Author (he dropped David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short For the New Zealand politician see Norman Douglas (New Zealand George Norman Douglas ( December 8 1868 - February In the 1920s, he founded The Transatlantic Review, a journal with great influence on modern literature. Staying with the artistic community in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France, he made friends with James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound and Jean Rhys, all of whom he would publish (Ford is the model for the character Braddocks in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises). Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Gertrude Stein ( February 3, 1874 &ndash July 27, 1946) was an American Writer who spent most of her life in France Ezra Weston Loomis Pound ( Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States October 30 1885 – Venice, Italy November 1 1972 was an American Expatriate Jean Rhys ( August 24, 1890 - May 14, 1979) born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, was a mid 20th century Dominican The Sun Also Rises is the first major Novel by Ernest Hemingway. In a later sojourn in the United States, he was involved with Allen Tate, Caroline Gordon, Katherine Anne Porter and Robert Lowell (who was then a student). John Orley Allen Tate ( November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979) was an American Poet, essayist and social commentator and Caroline Ferguson Gordon ( October 6[[ 895]]&mdash April 11[[ 981]] was a notable American novelist and literary critic who while still in her thirties Katherine Anne Porter ( 15 May 1890 – 18 September 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Journalist, Robert Lowell (March 1 1917&ndashSeptember 12 1977 born Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, was an American Poet whose works confessional in nature Despite his deep Victorian roots, Ford was always a champion of new literature and literary experimentation. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities

Later life

Ford spent the last years of his life teaching at Olivet College in Michigan, and died in Deauville, France, at the age of 66. Olivet College is a private Coeducational, Liberal arts college located in Olivet, Michigan. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. For the motorcycle of the same name see Honda Deauville. Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

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Selected works

References

  1. ^ Richard A. Cassell, "The Two Sorrells of Ford Madox Ford", in Modern Philology, Vol. Founded in 1903 '''''Modern Philology''''' publishes scholarly articles on literature literary scholarship history and criticism in all modern world languages 59, No. 2 (Nov. , 1961), pp. 114-121 [1]
  2. ^ Henry James: A Life, Leon Edel, c. 1985, p. 523.

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Persondata
NAME Ford, Ford Madox
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hueffer, Ford Madox; Hueffer, Ford Hermann
SHORT DESCRIPTION English novelist, publisher
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Merton, Surrey
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1939
PLACE OF DEATH Deauville, France
Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The historic Parish of Merton contributed its name to the London Borough of Merton, although Merton itself is no longer a clearly defined area within the borough Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the motorcycle of the same name see Honda Deauville. Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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