The Good Soldier (Version 2)
Ford Madox Ford
Read by Peter Dann
First published in 1915, The Good Soldier might be characterised as a melodrama of English upper class infidelities, cut into little pieces, then retold out of sequence by a narrator who occasionally appears to be half asleep. That is not wholly wrong, yet many have seen in this novel's beguiling voice, innovative narrative technique, and acute depiction of erotic repression a literary masterpiece. In 2015, the BBC ranked The Good Soldier 13th on its list of the 100 greatest British novels. (Summary by Peter Dann) (7 hr 35 min)
Chapters
| Part 1 Section 1 | 18:00 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 1 Section 2 | 16:07 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 1 Section 3 | 25:49 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 1 Section 4 | 22:36 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 1 Section 5 | 39:24 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 1 Section 6 | 15:19 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 2 Section 1 | 36:19 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 2 Section 2 | 9:00 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 3 Section 1 | 35:44 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 3 Section 2 | 20:09 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 3 Section 3 | 30:16 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 3 Section 4 | 24:35 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 3 Section 5 | 30:35 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 4 Section 1 | 22:54 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 4 Section 2 | 35:59 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 4 Section 3 | 20:05 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 4 Section 4 | 9:10 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 4 Section 5 | 19:17 | Read by Peter Dann |
| Part 4 Section 6 | 24:02 | Read by Peter Dann |
Reviews
Richard
A perfect novel read perfectly. It’s given me immense pleasure. I read it many years ago and wondered why it had such an immense reputation. Returning to it, and listening to it being read with such quiet authority and passion, I now know. It’s a novel of extraordinary intimacy, a confessional that seems made to be read aloud - and to be, as it is here, an audiobook.
Exceptional
Shelly
How anyone could find this boring is beyond me. The narrator draws us into a story of seemingly normal but dysfunctional characters. The ' choppy ' narrative technique works like flashbacks in a film, giving further information that wasn't initially evident. Definitely a masterpiece. I shall listen again. The reader has a lovely calm but expressive voice.
Slow at the beginning but worth it
TeaAndToast
I’ve tried this novel a couple of times but found it so confusing and dreary at the beginning that I always gave up. I’m so glad I stuck with it this time as it is well worth it. Narration great too, thank you
juan carlos simon casal
what a discovery, both the writer and the reader. thank U
good reader wasted on this book
Suzie
Boring story about boring people.
Suzi Slade
good reader, book bored me to death
Engaging
Sarah Elizabeth
Excellent reader. Grim but engaging story.