Ford Madox Ford belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Ford Madox Ford as English writer and publisher (1873-1939).
Ford Madox Ford was born at London Borough of Merton in 1873. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He was educated at University College School.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as writer, poet and novelist.
The writing is recorded in English.
His name is attached above all to novels The Good Soldier, the Parade's End tetralogy and The Fifth Queen trilogy. Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
That the work was written from United Kingdom matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Ford Madox Ford died in 1939, aged 66. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
