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“The Good Soldier” is one of the best novels of Ford Madox Ford (1873—1939), a reputable writer who significantly influenced the development of English literature and is often called the godfather of E. Hemingway and D. H. Lawrence. The story of a soldier Edward Ashburnham is presented in a form of memories. The narrator neglects chronological order, sometimes mixes up dates, forgets some details and, having remembered them, goes off on a tangent - thus creating the effect of a confidential narration to a close person. Ford himself called his style literary impressionism and, as in music or painting, tried not only to narrate but also to communicate impressions.