Ford Madox Ford
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About
A British author, poet, editor, and literary critic, he is most remembered for his 1915 novel, The Good Soldier. His other works include The Fifth Queen trilogy and the Parade's End series.
Before Fame
He published his first literary work, The Shifting of the Fire, in 1892.
Trivia
He wrote British propaganda materials during World War I and allegedly changed his surname to Ford because Hueffer had German associations.
Family Life
He was born Ford Hermann Hueffer; he and his two siblings were the children of Oliver and Frances Hueffer. Ford had a domestic partnership with Stella Brown that lasted nine years and resulted in the birth of a daughter, Christine, in 1920.
Associated With
He founded the prominent literary publication, The English Review, in 1908. The journal published the work of H.G. Wells and other major authors.
