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Ford Madox Ford was an influential British novelist known for his contributions to modernist literature. His works are characterized by complex narrative structures and profound psychological descriptions. Born on December 17, 1873, he passed away on June 26, 1939.

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Famous Ford Madox Ford Quotes

“But to betray her with battalion... That is against decency, against Nature...And for him, Christopher tietjens, to come down to the level of the men you met here!”

Betrayal Loyalty Parade S End Indecency No More Parades Sylvia Tietjens Battalion

Book:No More Parades

Source: No More Parades

“She warned him that, if he got killed, she should cut down the great cedar at the south-west corner of Groby. It kept all the light out of the principal drawing-room and the bedrooms above it.... He winced: he certainly winced at that. She regretted that she had said it. It was along other lines that she desired to make him wince.”

Cutting Tree Warning Wince Parade S End No More Parades Cedar Sylvia Tietjens

Book:No More Parades

Source: No More Parades

“- A! Tę wojnę będzie warto zobaczyć... Żadnego pijanego rzucania się do gardeł bandytów-imbecyli... - Moja matka by zwariowała! - powiedziała Sylwia. - Bynajmniej - odparł. - To ją podnieci, o ile dożyje.”

War Parade S End Excite Some Do Not Sylvia Tietjens Christopher Tietjens

Book:SOME DO NOT...

Source: SOME DO NOT...

“His sister-in-law Sylvia represented for him unceasing, unsleeping activities of a fantastic kind.”

Sylvia Tietjens

Book:Parade's End

Source: Parade's End

About the Author

Born: December 17, 1873
Died: June 26, 1939
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 71

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