The Good Soldier

Ford Madox Ford (1873 - 1939)

The Good Soldier (1915) "... is set just before World War I and chronicles the tragedies of the lives of two seemingly perfect couples. The novel is told using a series of flashbacks in non-chronological order, a literary technique pioneered by Ford. It also makes use of the device of the unreliable narrator, as the main character gradually reveals a version of events that is quite different from what the introduction leads you to believe. The novel was loosely based on two incidents of adultery and on Ford's messy personal life.” (Summary by Wikipedia)

Music in sections 1-5 "Minuet in G flat major and Valse Bluette" by Beethoven.

Genre(s): General Fiction, War & Military Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Part 1, Section 1 Richard Grove
00:17:11
Play 02 02 - Part 1, Section 2 Richard Grove
00:15:24
Play 03 03 - Part 1, Section 3 Richard Grove
00:25:08
Play 04 04 - Part 1, Section 4 Richard Grove
00:22:24
Play 05 05 - Part 1, Section 5 Richard Grove
00:37:35
Play 06 06 - Part 1, Section 6 John W. Michaels
00:16:18
Play 07 07 - Part 2, Section 1 Floyd Wilde
00:36:54
Play 08 08 - Part 2, Section 2 Floyd Wilde
00:09:30
Play 09 09 - Part 3, Section 1a Denise Lacey
00:18:03
Play 10 10 - Part 3, Section 1b John W. Michaels
00:20:26
Play 11 11 - Part 3, Section 2 Martina Hutchins
00:19:35
Play 12 12 - Part 3, Section 3 Martina Hutchins
00:32:56
Play 13 13 - Part 3, Section 4a John W. Michaels
00:24:47
Play 14 14 - Part 3, Section 4b John W. Michaels
00:31:51
Play 15 15 - Part 4, Section 1 Floyd Wilde
00:21:44
Play 16 16 - Part 4, Section 2 John W. Michaels
00:37:50
Play 17 17 - Part 4, Section 3 JimOCR
00:23:18
Play 18 18 - Part 4, Section 4 JimOCR
00:10:41
Play 19 19 - Part 4, Section 5 mailman61953
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Play 20 20 - Part 4, Section 6 mailman61953
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