The Four Feathers - Couverture souple

Mason, A.E.W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0743448219 ISBN 13 : 9780743448215

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2002

Synopsis

Accused by three of his friends and his fiancae of cowardice after resigning his military commission on the eve of the British invasion of the Sudan, Harry Feversham attempts to prove his valor in the Sudan during the revolt of the 1880s.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (1865-1948) 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, the "coward" young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army but redeems himself, feather by feather, with acts of physical courage and wins back the heart of the woman he loves. British officer Harry Faversham resigns his commission just prior to the Battle of Omdurman for personal reasons, rather than cowardice, but he is faced with censure from three of his comrades, each of whom presents him with a feather, and the loss of the support of his fiancée, who presents him with the fourth feather. Questioning his true motives, Harry resolves to redeem himself in combat, travelling on his own to the war-ravaged Sudan.

Biographie de l'auteur

Alfred Edward Wooley Mason was born in 1865. He was educated at Dulwich College before being sent up to Oxford University. Once his formal education was completed, Mason went on to become an actor. He began his writing career with historical fiction and then moved into the arena of politics, becoming a Liberal Member of Parliament for Coventry in 1906. But his love of writing carried on and Mason developed his style to incorporate detective fiction, introducing one of the earliest fictional detectives, Inspector Hanaud, the Gallic counterpart to Sherlock Holmes. His detective fiction contains material clues and spontaneity. Throughout the course of his life he produced over thirty titles. A E W Mason died in 1948.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0743448219
• ISBN 13: 9780743448215
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 386
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