The Four Feathers by A.E.W. Mason

The Four Feathers is a novel by A.E.W. Mason published in 1902. The story follows the journey of a British Army officer, Harriett Johnstone, who is stripped of his rank and awarded four feathers as a symbol of shame for refusing to fight an unnecessary war. The novel explores themes of duty, honor, and the moral complexities of war.

By A.E.W. Mason · First published 1902 · Genre: Adventure, Historical Fiction, War · 34 chapters

Contents

• A CRIMEAN NIGHT
• CAPTAIN TRENCH AND A TELEGRAM
• THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER
• THE BALL AT LENNON HOUSE
• THE PARIAH
• HARRY FEVERSHAM'S PLAN
• THE LAST RECONNAISSANCE
• LIEUTENANT SUTCH IS TEMPTED TO LIE
• AT GLENALLA
• THE WELLS OF OBAK
• DURRANCE HEARS NEWS OF FEVERSHAM
• DURRANCE SHARPENS HIS WITS
• DURRANCE BEGINS TO SEE
• CAPTAIN WILLOUGHBY REAPPEARS
• THE STORY OF THE FIRST FEATHER
• CAPTAIN WILLOUGHBY RETIRES
• THE MUSOLINE OVERTURE
• THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE
• MRS. ADAIR INTERFERES
• WEST AND EAST
• ETHNE MAKES ANOTHER SLIP
• DURRANCE LETS HIS CIGAR GO OUT
• MRS. ADAIR MAKES HER APOLOGY
• ON THE NILE
• LIEUTENANT SUTCH COMES OFF THE HALF-PAY LIST
• GENERAL FEVERSHAM'S PORTRAITS ARE APPEASED
• THE HOUSE OF STONE
• PLANS OF ESCAPE
• COLONEL TRENCH ASSUMES A KNOWLEDGE OF CHEMISTRY
• THE LAST OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS
• FEVERSHAM RETURNS TO RAMELTON
• IN THE CHURCH AT GLENALLA
• ETHNE AGAIN PLAYS THE MUSOLINE OVERTURE
• THE END

More by A.E.W. Mason

• The House of the Arrow (1924)
• The Courtship of Morrice Buckler (1896)
• The Schoolmaster and Felicia (1906)
• The House in Lordship Lane (1946)
• The Right Thing (1900)
• At the Villa Rose (1910)
• The Witness for the Defence (1913)
• Ensign Knightley (1938)
• All works by A.E.W. Mason