The Soul of London
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- ePub
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- Digital watermark
- Published:
- February 2, 2023
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Description of The Soul of London
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.
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.
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The book The Soul of London can be found in the following categories:
- Biography, Literature and Literary studies
- Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general
- Society and Social Sciences > Psychology
- Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
- Place qualifiers > Europe > Western Europe > United Kingdom, Great Britain > England > South and South East England > London, Greater London
- Time period qualifiers > c 1500 onwards to present day > 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 > Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950 > c 1900 to c 1909