{"product_id":"parades-end-full-tetralogy-some-do-not-no-more-parades-a-man-could-stand-up-and-last-post-paperback","title":"Parade's End (Full Tetralogy: Some Do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and Last Post) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFord Madox Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot just about the war but about a whole era and its destruction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"quite simply, the best fictional treatment of war in the history of the novel\"-Mary Gordon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: \u003cem\u003eParade's End\u003c\/em\u003e is one of them.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-W. H. Auden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eParade's End\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (including \u003cem\u003eSome Do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and Last Post\u003c\/em\u003e) is an epic portrait of the end of an era; the irrevocable destruction of the comfortable, predictable society that vanished during World War I. It follows Christopher Tietjens, a brilliant government statistician from the English gentry, who serves on the Western Front in the First World War, as did Ford Madox Ford, who wrote the tetralogy after recuperating from the psychological toll of the war. Tietjens, who shares many of the author's traits, is regarded as one of the great creations of English literature. He sees himself as the last gentleman in an England going to the dogs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work is original in several ways. First, despite being set amid the destruction of war, Ford's primary interest is in Tietjens' consciousness, not the events. Also, David Ayers observes, \"Parade's\u003cem\u003e End\u003c\/em\u003e is virtually alone of the male writing of the time in affirming the ascendance of women and advocating a course of graceful withdrawal from dominance for men\". Ford Madox Ford's stated purpose in creating this work, regarded as one of the great 20th-century English novels, was \"the obviating of all future wars\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is complete and unabridged. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFord Madox Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e (1873-1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and editor. He was an international influence in early 20th-century literature. Ford grew up in a cultured, artistic environment as the son of a German music critic and grandson of the Pre-Raphaelite Ford Madox Brown. He wrote his first novel at 18 and went on to publish more than 70 works. He is remembered for \u003cem\u003eParade's End\u003c\/em\u003e and his generous encouragement of younger writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 446\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314199097446,"sku":"9781789430578","price":42.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aWhIQ3R1WUF6aFh0Sm5rRmRFVFpHZz09.webp?v=1767959448","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/parades-end-full-tetralogy-some-do-not-no-more-parades-a-man-could-stand-up-and-last-post-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}