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The Four Feathers

A. E. W. Mason

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

A. E. W. Mason

British Literature, Novels

The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by A. E. W. Mason that explores themes of honor, courage, and redemption. The story follows British guardsman Harry Feversham, who resigns from his regiment just before their deployment to the Sudan, earning the scorn of his peers and the stigma of cowardice symbolized by four white feathers. As he embarks on dangerous adventures to reclaim his honor and win back the love of his fiancée, the novel examines the pressures of societal expectations and personal integrity against the backdrop of the Mahdist War.

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A novel written in the early 20th century. The story delves into themes of honor, courage, and redemption, focusing on t...

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The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same ti...

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British guardsman Harry Feversham quits his regiment before their deployment to the Sudan, prompting the scorn of his fr...

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“I think women gather up into themselves what they have been through much more than we (men) do. To them, what is past becomes a real part of them, as much a part of them as a limb; to us it's always something external, at the best the rung of a ladder, at the worst a weight on the heel.””

— A. E. W. Mason

“Ya sabes cómo suceden las cosas -prosiguió-. Va una por la vida de una manera insípida, aburrida, y entonces, de pronto, un rostro se destaca de la muchedumbre de conocidos, un rostro al que estás segura de reconocer, como si fuera el rostro de un amigo aunque nunca lo hayas visto. Casi parece como si te encontraras de pronto con alguien a quien anduviste buscando mucho tiempo, y a quien recuperas con gran alegría. Bueno, pues los amigos son así... Son muy pocos, sin duda, aunque después de todo son esos pocos los que de verdad importan. A los amigos así no los pierdes, por mucho que estén ausentes, o incluso... muertos.””

— A. E. W. Mason

“-Hay muchas cosas irrevocables- dijo Harry-, pero nunca se sabe si lo son o no, hasta que se ha averiguado. Y siempre vale la pena hacerlo.””

— A. E. W. Mason

“Three white feathers fluttered out of the box, swayed and rocked for a moment in the air, and then, one after another, settled gently down upon the floor. They lay like flakes of snow upon the dark polished boards.””

— A. E. W. Mason

“Empezó a tener una leve idea de lo que quería decir, y quedó maravillado al pensar en cuántos hombres andaban por el mundo, de aspecto vulgar y tranquilo, que ocultaban fantasías exóticas y poéticas creencias, insospechadas siquiera, hasta que la enfermedad privaba al cerebro de su gobierno.””

— A. E. W. Mason

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