# A Man Could Stand Up— — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Man Could Stand Up— by Ford Madox Ford.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/dedication.md): Ford Madox Ford dedicates the book to Gerald Duckworth, explaining that without him the series could not have existed. He states his aim to reflect the times and convey the reality of modern warfare to those who did not 
- [A Man Could Stand Up—](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/a-man-could-stand-up.md): Valentine Wannop receives a cryptic telephone call from a man she believes to be Christopher Tietjens, who asks her to come to him. She reflects on the rumors of Tietjens' madness and her own conflicted feelings. The cha
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-i-i.md): On the day the Armistice is signed, Valentine Wannop, a physical instructress at a girls' school, receives a cryptic telephone call from a titled lady about a man who may need to be under control. Amidst the chaos of cel
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md): Valentine Wannop, after a tense telephone conversation with Edith Ethel (Lady Macmaster), is thrown into emotional turmoil. She recalls Edith Ethel's past accusation that she had a child by Christopher Tietjens, and now 
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md): Valentine Wannop confronts Miss Wanostrocht about her conversation with Edith Ethel Duchemin, revealing her own difficult past as a tweeny maid and her father's legacy. She defends Christopher Tietjens against accusation

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- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-ii-vi.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)

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