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The Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason

The Four Feathers

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Original author: A. E. W. Mason

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"The Four Feathers" by A. E. W. Mason is an adventure novel published in 1902. Set against the Mahdist War in Sudan, it tells the story of Harry Feversham, a British officer who resigns his commission and is branded a coward by his comrades and fiancée, who give him four white feathers. Determined to redeem himself, Harry travels alone to Sudan, where he undertakes dangerous missions to prove his courage and win back those he loves.

The Four Feathers, by A. E. W. Mason. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #18883.

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34 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: A Crimean Night3,890 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Captain Trench and a Telegram2,543 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Last Ride Together2,278 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Ball at Lennon House4,541 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Pariah1,664 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Harry Feversham's Plan3,740 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Last Reconnaissance2,629 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Lieutenant Sutch Is Tempted to Lie2,188 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: At Glenalla3,461 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Wells of Obak1,944 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Durrance Hears News of Feversham2,426 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Durrance Sharpens His Wits5,329 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Durrance Begins to See3,055 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Captain Willoughby Reappears3,215 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Story of the First Feather4,249 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Captain Willoughby Retires3,269 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: The Musoline Overture2,134 words
  1. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Answer to the Overture3,857 words
  2. 19.Chapter XIX: Mrs. Adair Interferes3,495 words
  3. 20.Chapter XX: West and East2,529 words
  4. 21.Chapter XXI: Ethne Makes Another Slip3,087 words
  5. 22.Chapter XXII: Durrance Lets His Cigar Go Out2,822 words
  6. 23.Chapter XXIII: Mrs. Adair Makes Her Apology2,661 words
  7. 24.Chapter XXIV: On the Nile1,834 words
  8. 25.Chapter XXV: Lieutenant Sutch Comes Off the Half-Pay List5,112 words
  9. 26.Chapter XXVI: General Feversham's Portraits Are Appeased2,259 words
  10. 27.Chapter XXVII: The House of Stone4,947 words
  11. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Plans of Escape3,750 words
  12. 29.Chapter XXIX: Colonel Trench Assumes a Knowledge of Chemistry4,146 words
  13. 30.Chapter XXX: The Last of the Southern Cross3,111 words
  14. 31.Chapter XXXI: Feversham Returns to Ramelton2,190 words
  15. 32.Chapter XXXII: In the Church at Glenalla2,891 words
  16. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Ethne Again Plays the Musoline Overture2,314 words
  17. 34.Chapter XXXIV: The End1,326 words