April 1, 1960
Tietjens in Disguise
“He’s an incredible ass. …” —An English Girl (1907) Until Ford Maddox Ford discovered his true subject matter, he was in Exodus with too many prophets: Turgenev, Flaubert, Conrad—and James. […]
April 1, 1960
The Saddest Story
“I have always been mad about writing”—it is Ford Madox Ford, of course—and from an early time “made enthusiastic studies into how words should be handled and novels constructed.” Yet, […]