The Fifth Queen, Ford Madox Ford
The Fifth Queen, Ford Madox Ford
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The Fifth Queen
And How She Came to Court

Author: Ford Madox Ford

Narrator: Ralph Cosham

Unabridged: 18 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/22/2011

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The Fifth Queen is Ford Maddox Fords masterful trilogy of historical fiction centered on Katharine Howard, a young girl of a proud, noble, and impoverished family who catches the jaded eye of Henry VIII and becomes his controversial fifth Queen. In this first volume, Katherine arrives at the King's court to find its dimly lit corridors vibrating with corruption and fear, as unscrupulous courtiers hungry for power maneuver for advantage. Clever, beautiful, and outspoken, Katherine soon becomes caught in a web of intrigue and romance as she fights for political and religious change. Ford saw the past as an integral part of the present experience and understanding. His sharply etched vision of the court of Henry VIII, first published in 1908, echoes aspects of Edwardian England as it explores the pervading influence of power, lies, fear, and anxiety on peoples lives.

About Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and editor whose two journals, the English Review and the Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in the development of early-twentieth-century English literature. He wrote dozens of novels during his lifetime, but he is now best remembered for The Good Soldier and Parade's End, the latter of which was originally published as four books: Some Do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and The Last Poet.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fonch

dedicated to Noriko with affection. Ladies and gentlemen, I apologise for my vagrancy in writing reviews, other than laziness (very natural defect in me) my delay in grief made me more in goodreads' duel than in commenting and analyzing what I read. I will try to alleviate this gap in the coming days......more

Goodreads review by Doreen

In this novel (or trio of novellas, to be more accurate) written in the early 1900s, Ford Madox Ford set himself a challenge, to write a novel of Tudor England in a style that sought to re-create the language of the actual time period. The book that resulted is not the easiest for modern readers to......more

Goodreads review by Lorileinart

Originally published in the 60's, long before Phillipa Gregory, Ford Madox Ford was cooking up stories about the Desperate Housewives of Windsor Castle.......more

Goodreads review by Steph

Very different- a modernist take on historical fiction- but very interesting. Highly recommended if you're already familiar with the style..........more

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