Ford Madox Ford Quote

Though I believe you're a good lad. But you're the sort of fellow to set a whole division by the ears… A regular… what's 'is name? A regular Dreyfus! Did you think Dreyfus was guilty? Tietjens asked. Hang it, the General said, he was worse than guilty—the sort of fellow you couldn't believe in and yet couldn't prove anything against. The curse of the world...

Ford Madox Ford

Though I believe you're a good lad. But you're the sort of fellow to set a whole division by the ears… A regular… what's 'is name? A regular Dreyfus! Did you think Dreyfus was guilty? Tietjens asked. Hang it, the General said, he was worse than guilty—the sort of fellow you couldn't believe in and yet couldn't prove anything against. The curse of the world...

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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".