Project Gutenberg 2006-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 224 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley The Four Feathers Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Feathers E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Four Feathers" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story delves into themes of honor, courage, and redemption, focusing on the character of Harry Feversham, who is faced with the stigma of cowardice when he resigns from the army just as his regiment is called to action in Egypt. The novel examines his internal struggle as he grapples with the implications of his actions and the pressures of familial and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the background of Harry Feversham and the atmosphere surrounding his family in Broad Place, set against a backdrop of the Crimean War. The narrative unfolds through a dinner gathering led by General Feversham, Harry's father, highlighting the generational expectations of bravery. As Harry listens to war tales, he exhibits a keen emotional response, foreshadowing his eventual conflict with cowardice. The opening chapters establish a poignant tension between familial pride and personal fears, setting the stage for Harry's ultimate decision to resign, which leads to the arrival of three white feathers—symbols of disgrace sent by his peers, signaling his perceived cowardice and compelling Harry to confront the significant consequences of his choice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en War stories Love stories Male friendship -- Fiction Soldiers -- Fiction Adventure stories Cowardice -- Fiction British -- Sudan -- Fiction Sudan -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 647167 2025-07-08T06:35:27.041036 text/html 650661 2006-07-21T17:44:03 text/html 283186 2025-07-08T06:35:33.562016 application/epub+zip 291001 2025-07-08T06:35:27.878046 application/epub+zip 290263 2025-07-08T06:35:27.464071 application/epub+zip 482385 2025-07-08T06:35:38.368007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445705 2025-07-08T06:35:33.120988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445902 2022-09-09T06:22:05.157197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622574 2025-07-08T06:35:26.040087 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 622325 2006-07-21T17:38:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 622332 2006-07-21T17:38:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23567 2025-07-08T06:35:38.509970 application/rdf+xml 15638 2025-07-08T06:35:27.544039 image/jpeg 2563 2025-07-08T06:35:27.505025 image/jpeg 228604 2006-07-21T17:38:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 277293 2006-07-21T17:44:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 228589 2006-07-21T17:38:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 273542 2025-07-08T06:35:27.093046 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia