England and the English is Ford Madox Ford's three-volume exploration of what it means to be English, here published in a single volume for the first time in the United Kingdom. Starting with the brilliantly impressionistic evocations of the chaotic...
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England and the English is Ford Madox Ford's three-volume exploration of what it means to be English, here published in a single volume for the first time in the United Kingdom. Starting with the brilliantly impressionistic evocations of the chaotic energy of modern London in the first part, Ford proceeds to delve into the rural past that has always been identified as being at the heart of England, before concluding with an investigation of the formation of the English character. Throughout, Ford is the watchful outsider, perceptive, humorous and affectionate towards the complexities of Englis
Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; A Note on the Text; Acknowledgements; The Soul of London; Introductory; CHAPTER I : From a Distance; CHAPTER II : Roads into London; CHAPTER III : Work in London; CHAPTER IV : London at Leisure; CHAPTER V : Rest in London; The Heart of the Country; Author's Advertisement; INTRODUCTORY : The Country of the Townsman; CHAPTER I : Between the Hedgerows; CHAPTER II : Across the Fields; CHAPTER III : In the Cottages; CHAPTER IV : Toilers of the Field; CHAPTER V : Utopias; L'ENVOI : 'By Order of the Trustees…'; The Spirit of the People
Author's AdvertisementCHAPTER I : The People from the Outside; CHAPTER II : The Road to the West; CHAPTER III : The Melting Pot; CHAPTER IV : Faiths; CHAPTER V : Conduct; L'Envoi; APPENDIX : Author's Note; About the Author; Also by Ford Madox Ford from Carcanet; Copyright;
