The Four Feathers

A. E. W. Mason, Ralph Cosham, Blackstone Audio, Inc.

ISBN 10: 1592240305 / ISBN 13: 9781592240302

Published by Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Four Feathers
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592240305
• ISBN 13: 9781592240302
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This classic adventure novel is a gripping tale of courage, redemption, and honor. Set against the backdrop of British colonialism and the Mahdist War in Sudan, it follows Harry Feversham, a young officer who resigns from the army, only to be branded a coward by his fiancée and friends, symbolized by their gift of four white feathers. Driven by guilt, Harry embarks on a dangerous mission to prove his bravery and reclaim his honor.

About the Author

A. E. W. Mason (1865-1948) was a British author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel The Four Feathers. His first novel, A Romance of Wastdale, was published in 1895. He was the author of more than 20 books, including At The Villa Rose (1910), a mystery novel in which he introduced his French detective, Inspector Hanaud. His best-known book is The Four Feathers, which has been made into several films. Many consider it his masterpiece. Other books are The House of the Arrow (1924), No Other Tiger (1927), The Prisoner in the Opal (1929) and Fire Over England (1937). He contributed a short story, The Conjurer, to The Queen's Book of the Red Cross. Mason was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Coventry in the 1906 general election. He served only a single term in Parliament, retiring at the next general election in January 1910. Mason served with the Manchester Regiment in the First World War, being promoted Captain in December 1914. He transferred to the General List in 1915 and the Royal Marine Light Infantry in 1917 with the rank of Major. His military career included work in naval intelligence, serving in Spain and Mexico, where he set up counter-espionage networks on behalf of the British government. He died in 1948 while working on a non-fiction book about Admiral Robert Blake.