Montmartre comme vous ne l’avez jamais vu : à travers les yeux de Georges Montorgueil et les dessins de Pierre Vidal, redécouvrez la Butte sacrée, ses cabarets légendaires, ses artistes bohèmes et ses fêtes endiablées.

Montmartre, 1899 : entre cabarets animés, artistes bohèmes et ruelles pavées, plongez dans le cœur battant de la Butte grâce à ce classique illustré.

The second book in the `Parade's End' series, `No More Parades' follows the story of Christopher Tietjens. An Edwardian Englishman through and through, Tietjens is forced to leave his ordered life behind him and join the bedlam of the First World War. Drawing on his own experiences, it's against this backdrop that Ford describes the domestic battles between Tietjens and his unfaithful wife. Tragic and sometimes harrowing, this book deftly contrasts the chaos of private and personal conflicts against a war that would change the world, forever. Born in Wimbledon, Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer (1873 - 1939) was a prolific poet, novelist, and literary critic, who would become better known by his pen-name, Ford Madox Ford. The grandson of the artist, Ford Madox Brown, he was educated firstly in Kent, before being accepted at the University College School in London. At the age of 21, Ford eloped with his childhood sweetheart, Elsie Martindale. After living at several houses, they finally settled in Winchelsea. There, Ford befriended a number of authors living locally, including HG Wells and Henry James. However, it was Joseph Conrad with whom he decided to collaborate, writing a pirate novel titled `Romance´. After a nervous breakdown, Ford went to recover in Germany, which laid the foundations for `The Good Soldier.' On returning to England, he founded `The English Review' magazine, before being sent to fight in World War I. When the war finished, Ford spent the rest of his life travelling and writing. He leaves behind him more than 80 books and numerous poems.

The first novel in the `Parade's End' series, `Some Do Not' is widely considered to be a landmark novel surrounding the events that led to World War I. We are introduced to mathematician Christopher Tietjens, who is locked in an unhappy marriage with his wife, Sylvia. However, his relationship with a young Suffragette, Valentine, is starting to become romantic, when he is called away to fight in World War I. Both his private and professional lives will conspire to change him, forever. 'Some Do Not' is a stunning novel for all fans of romance and war fiction. Born in Wimbledon, Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer (1873 - 1939) was a prolific poet, novelist, and literary critic, who would become better known by his pen-name, Ford Madox Ford. The grandson of the artist, Ford Madox Brown, he was educated firstly in Kent, before being accepted at the University College School in London. At the age of 21, Ford eloped with his childhood sweetheart, Elsie Martindale. After living at several houses, they finally settled in Winchelsea. There, Ford befriended a number of authors living locally, including HG Wells and Henry James. However, it was Joseph Conrad with whom he decided to collaborate, writing a pirate novel titled `Romance'. After a nervous breakdown, Ford went to recover in Germany, which laid the foundations for `The Good Soldier´. On returning to England, he founded `The English Review' magazine, before being sent to fight in World War I. When the war finished, Ford spent the rest of his life travelling and writing. He leaves behind him more than 80 books and numerous poems.

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Parade's End is a monumental modernist tetralogy by Ford Madox Ford, widely regarded as one of the finest literary portraits of England before, during, and after the First World War. Comprising Some Do Not..., No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up-, and Last Post, the sequence traces the psychological and moral transformation of a society in crisis. At its center stands Christopher Tietjens, a principled and intellectually rigorous English gentleman whose rigid code of honor collides with the emotional complexities of his marriage and the chaos of war. As the old certainties of Edwardian England collapse, Tietjens struggles to reconcile duty, loyalty, and personal truth in a world that no longer recognizes them. Ford's narrative technique is characteristically modernist: shifting perspectives, fragmented chronology, and interior monologue create a richly layered portrayal of memory and consciousness. The battlefield scenes are not merely depictions of combat but explorations of endurance, disillusionment, and moral testing. Beyond its wartime setting, the tetralogy examines themes of love, betrayal, social change, and the decline of aristocratic values. The personal and the historical are inseparably intertwined, revealing how intimate relationships reflect broader cultural upheaval. Parade's End stands as a profound meditation on honor and identity in an age of transition-an epic of psychological depth and historical insight that captures the end of one world and the uncertain birth of another. Contents: Some Do Not ... No More Parades A Man Could Stand Up Last Post

The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford is a masterwork of literary modernism and one of the most penetrating studies of deception, passion, and moral ambiguity in early twentieth-century fiction. Subtitled A Tale of Passion, the novel unfolds as a seemingly calm account of friendship between two affluent couples whose lives gradually unravel beneath the surface of civility. Narrated by the reflective and unreliable John Dowell, the story reconstructs years of relationships, misunderstandings, and hidden affairs. As Dowell revisits past events, the narrative shifts in time and perspective, revealing how appearances of propriety conceal emotional turmoil and betrayal. The structure itself mirrors the instability of truth, forcing readers to question what is known and what is merely assumed. At the heart of the novel lies Edward Ashburnham, the "good soldier" of the title-a man admired for his honor and generosity, yet fatally flawed in matters of love and loyalty. Through his characters, Ford explores themes of illusion, repression, duty, and the collapse of traditional moral codes in the years before the First World War. Written in elegant, restrained prose, The Good Soldier combines psychological depth with formal innovation. Its subtle irony and fragmented storytelling mark it as a defining achievement of modernist narrative art.

Parade's End is a tetralogy of novels by the British novelist and poet Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), first published from 1924 to 1928, public domain. The novels chronicle the life of a member of the English gentry before, during and after World War I. The setting is mainly England and the Western Front of the First World War, in which Ford had served as an officer in the Welch Regiment, a life he vividly depicts. Christopher Tietjens has long loved the beautiful young suffragette Valentine, but the pair are held apart by Christopher's loyalty to his wife Sylvia, despite her callous infidelities, and to a set of principles which belong to an old world, and which are about to be swallowed up in the mud and chaos of the Western Front. This majestic four-part novel is one of the finest achievements of 20th century literature.

In the heart of London, where history whispers through cobblestone streets and the River Thames flows like a liquid tapestry, there lies a soul that transcends time. Ford Madox Ford's "The Soul of London" is an evocative masterpiece that captures the essence of this vibrant metropolis. Through the eyes of a young American artist, we embark on a literary pilgrimage, exploring the city's hidden corners, its bustling markets, and its enigmatic inhabitants. As we delve into the novel's pages, we discover the true spirit of London, a city where dreams collide with reality, and the past and present intertwine in a captivating dance.

While `The Soul of London: A Survey of a Modern City' is not a work of fiction, it is much more than a guidebook. In these pages, Ford almost anthropomorphises England's capital city, imbuing it with personality and character. He traces its growth and expansion, often drawing parallels between what he learns about London and what he learns about himself. Fascinating in topographical, historical, and even psychological terms, this is a fascinating book that strives to identify what makes London London. `The Soul of London: A Survey of a Modern City' is the ideal read for fans of ´Great Expectations´ by Charles Dickens. Born in Wimbledon, Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer (1873 - 1939) was a prolific poet, novelist, and literary critic, who would become better known by his pen-name, Ford Madox Ford. In his early twenties, Ford moved to Winchelsea with his childhood sweetheart, Elsie Martindale. Here, he befriended a number of authors including HG Wells and Henry James. However, it was Joseph Conrad with whom he decided to collaborate, writing a pirate novel titled `Romance'. After a nervous breakdown, Ford went to recover in Germany, which laid the foundations for `The Good Soldier´. On returning to England, he founded `The English Review' magazine.

The third novel in the `Parade's End' series, `A Man Could Stand Up' follows the further trials of Christopher Tietjens. Set on Armistice Day 1918, the story sees Tietjens back in London, mulling over the events of World War I. So too, is his beloved Valentine, although gossip has spread about their illicit, romantic entanglements. As each debates their place in a post-war world, the main burning question is whether or not they can find happiness together. A beautifully-written and touching story from one of the best war novelists of the 20th Century, 'A Man Could Stand Up' will delight any person who is interested in World War I literature. Born in Wimbledon, Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer (1873 - 1939) was a prolific poet, novelist, and literary critic, who would become better known by his pen-name, Ford Madox Ford. The grandson of the artist, Ford Madox Brown, he was educated firstly in Kent, before being accepted at the University College School in London. At the age of 21, Ford eloped with his childhood sweetheart, Elsie Martindale. After living at several houses, they finally settled in Winchelsea. There, Ford befriended a number of authors living locally, including HG Wells and Henry James. However, it was Joseph Conrad with whom he decided to collaborate, writing a pirate novel called `Romance'. After a nervous breakdown, Ford went to recover in Germany, which laid the foundations for `The Good Soldier'. On returning to England, he founded `The English Review' magazine, before being sent to fight in World War I. When the war finished, Ford spent the rest of his life travelling and writing. He leaves behind him more than 80 books and numerous poems.

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.

A travel journal of a year the author spent in Germany. With a preface and two additional chapters by her partner, the novelist Ford Madox Ford (here using the surname Hueffer). - Summary by barbara2

Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Conrad wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of what he saw as an impassive, inscrutable universe. Conrad collaborated in some works with Ford Madox Ford. Ford (1873 - 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals The English Review and The Transatlantic Review were instrumental in the development of early 20th-century English literature. Ford in this memoir quotes extensively from Conrad's works and in the audible version it is sometimes difficult to determine where the quotes begin and end.- Summary by David Wales

The Fifth Queen trilogy is a series of connected historical novels by English novelist Ford Madox Ford. It consists of three novels, The Fifth Queen; And How She Came to Court (1906), Privy Seal (1907) and The Fifth Queen Crowned (1908), which present a highly fictionalized account of Katharine Howard's marriage to King Henry VIII. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Le soldat Edward Ashburnham a tout l'air d'un gentleman, et Leonora d'une parfaite épouse. Mais les apparences sont trompeuses... Un classique introuvable de la littérature britannique, le meilleur roman depuis Henry James" selon Graham Green." John et Florence Dowell, trentenaires américains venus prendre les eaux à Nauheim, en Allemagne, y ont fait la connaissance du capitaine Edward Ashburnham et de sa jeune épouse, la belle et distinguée Leonora. Au fil des ans, leur amitié est devenue plus intime. À la veille de la guerre, ils forment un quatuor indestructible.Mais connaît-on vraiment ses amis, a fortiori s'ils sont anglais et ont la réputation de former un ménage modèle ? Et pourquoi John Dowell a-t-il décidé de se délivrer par écrit d'une vision qui le hante : le soudain anéantissement de leur " petit clan " ? Quatre jours ont suffi, en effet, pour que neuf années d'entente cordiale s'effondrent tel un château de cartes...Sans les confidences de Leonora, jamais Dowell n'aurait imaginé que le loyal Ashburnham, soldat d'élite, homme intègre et mondain à qui l'on eût confié la garde de sa femme, était un être vicié. À mesure qu'apparaît l'étendue de la supercherie, c'est de la bourgeoisie britannique elle-même que Ford Madox Ford écaille le vernis dans ce roman novateur.