A. E. W. Mason

The four feathers

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, Cornhill Magazine announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in the forthcoming year. Against the background of the Mahdist War, young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army, which others perceive as cowardice, symbolized by the four white feathers they give him. He redeems himself with acts of great courage and wins back the heart of the woman he loves.

The Four Feathers

Jeni Enjaian

If I didn't want to get to 50 words for this review I would stick with one, vague. I kept trying to come up with different "talking points" about the book for the review but all of the had something to do with the vagueness of the book. Another word to describe it would be "fuzzy." Nothing felt concrete about the book, even the dialogue. I found the narrative mildly captivating and would even be able to recommend this book to readers beyond those interested in the classics if not for the -- you got it -- vagueness.
I was not a fan.

A.E.W. Mason

Guillermo López Hipkiss

Miguel Antón

La historia comienza en Inglaterra, en 1869, cuando el pequeño Harry queda impresionado por los relatos de guerra de su padre, un veterano general de Crimea, y sus viejos compañeros de armas. Años después, Harry Feversham es uno de los soldado británicos de más impecable reputación, pero, tras haber renunciado a unirse a su regimiento para una arriesgada campaña en Sudán a causa de su inminente boda con la bella Ethne, recibe una inequívoca acusación de cobardía: tres plumas blancas enviadas por sus amigos. Su amada arranca del abanico la cuarta y última pluma y rechaza contraer matrimonio con un cobarde. Consternado, decide entonces embarcarse en solitario en auxilio de sus compañeros. Y no le faltará ocasión para demostrar su valentía, ya que su batallón ha sido víctima de un devastador ataque de los rebeldes sudaneses. La vida de Feversham estará, desde ese momento, en riesgo constante, pero el sentido de la amistad y el honor moverán los hilos de su destino.

The four feathers

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