<p>"This is the saddest story I have ever heard." With this claim, one of the strangest and most acclaimed novels of the twentieth century begins. Marriages crumble, friends prove unknowable, and faith lies forgotten. Broken by jealousy, paranoia, and tragedy, John Dowell looks back on his life in search of meaning. <i>The Good Soldier</i> is a novel by Ford Madox Ford.</p>
