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I Tietjens, który nie nienawidził nikogo, mając przed sobą prostolinijnego człowieka typu szkolnego kolegi, zaczął rozmyślać nad tym, jak to ludzkość traktowana jednostkowo była niemal zawsze sympatyczna, w swej masie zaś stawała się zjawiskiem ohydnym.

Ford Madox Ford

I Tietjens, który nie nienawidził nikogo, mając przed sobą prostolinijnego człowieka typu szkolnego kolegi, zaczął rozmyślać nad tym, jak to ludzkość traktowana jednostkowo była niemal zawsze sympatyczna, w swej masie zaś stawała się zjawiskiem ohydnym.

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About Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford (né Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer ( HEF-ər); 17 December 1873 – 26 June 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals The English Review and The Transatlantic Review were important in the development of early 20th-century English and American literature.
Ford is now remembered for his novels The Good Soldier (1915), the Parade's End tetralogy (1924–1928) and The Fifth Queen trilogy (1906–1908). The Good Soldier is frequently included among the great literature of the 20th century, including the Modern Library 100 Best Novels, The Observer′s "100 Greatest Novels of All Time", and The Guardian′s "1000 novels everyone must read".