&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe Four Feathers&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RA. E. W. Mason&&L/B&&R, is part of the
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All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R &&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&REnglish officer and gentleman Harry Feversham has wealth, social position, a beautiful fiancée, Ethne Eustace, and a brotherly bond with three close friends. But he also harbors a dark secret. Though he is expected to continue his family’s proud tradition of military service, he cannot forget the shameful stories he heard as a child: tales of men who shirked their duty and disgraced themselves in battle. Fearing he too will flee from combat, Harry resigns his commission when his regiment is ordered to the war-torn Sudan. Following this decision, he receives a white feather—symbolizing cowardice—from each of his friends, and a fourth from Ethne. To redeem himself in their eyes, and his own, he embarks on an epic quest, traveling alone to Africa disguised as an Arab. As Harry endures desert heat, raging enemies, and the hellish prison known as the House of Stone, his heroic exploits become the stuff of legend.&&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R &&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&ROriginally published in 1902, &&LI&&RThe Four Feathers&&L/I&&R, &&LSTRONG&&RA. E. W. Mason&&L/B&&R’s best-known novel of adventure and romance, explores a plethora of complex moral issues within a framework of exotic intrigue and breakneck action. What is courage? What is cowardice? What is loyalty? And how do we balance the conflicting demands of country, family, friends, lovers, and one’s own ideals? &&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R &&L/P&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&RMichael G. Wood&&L/B&&R&&L/B&&R was born in Lincoln, and studied French and German at St John’s College, Cambridge, where he received his Ph.D. and continued as a fellow until 1964. His books include: &&LI&&RStendhal&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RAmerica in the Movies&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RThe Magician’s Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RChildren of Silence: On Contemporary Fiction&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RBelle de Jour&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RFranz Kafka&&L/I&&R, and &&LI&&RThe Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles&&L/I&&R.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R
