Ten of the best failed couplings in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best failed couplings in literature.One book on the list:The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford"Leisured American" John Dowell elopes with the fascinating Florence. On their wedding day they set sail for Europe "in a great gale of wind – the gale that affected her heart". Her doctor suggests that "I had better refrain from manifestations of affection".