Novelist of Three Worlds: Ford Madox FordAnalysis of Ford's development as a novelist by a description, discussion, and dissection of the major novels. |
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... stories ever written . " 48 This comment shows Ford alert to the problem for contemporary realism of the growing appeal of the detective story ; and although in his later years he warned that the novel was dying out in face of the ...
... stories ever written . " 48 This comment shows Ford alert to the problem for contemporary realism of the growing appeal of the detective story ; and although in his later years he warned that the novel was dying out in face of the ...
Page 178
... story is " real " and told in a real way ( p . 183 ) and that it is a " tale , " the latter term implying an account based on remem- bered facts . As Conrad often does , Ford in places relies upon the authority of immediate experience ...
... story is " real " and told in a real way ( p . 183 ) and that it is a " tale , " the latter term implying an account based on remem- bered facts . As Conrad often does , Ford in places relies upon the authority of immediate experience ...
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... story , whose popular appeal Ford had long recognized ; and the plot complications introduce an element of suspense and discovery which helps to sustain the narra- tive even though a reader might overlook less obvious inten- tions . The ...
... story , whose popular appeal Ford had long recognized ; and the plot complications introduce an element of suspense and discovery which helps to sustain the narra- tive even though a reader might overlook less obvious inten- tions . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Forden route | 9 |
The Role of the Novelist | 26 |
Copyright | |
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