Just before sailing off to war in the Sudan, British guardsman Harry Feversham quits his regiment. He immediately receives four white feathers-symbols of cowardice-one each from his three best friends and his fiancée. To disprove this grave dishonor, Harry dons an Arabian disguise and leaves for the Sudan, where he anonymously comes to the aid of his three friends, saving each of their lives. Having proved his bravery, Harry returns to England, hoping to regain the love and respect of his fiancée. This suspenseful tale movingly depicts a distinctive code of honor that was deeply valued and strongly promoted by the British during the height of their imperial power.
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The Four Feathers (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)

Literature & Fiction

Hoppenstand, Gary

Mason, A.E.W.

United States

Penguin Publishing Group

A.E.W. Mason's The Broken Road is the fourth novel in the 'Lesser-known Raj Fiction' series edited by Ralph Crane. A gripping adventure romance of the Frontier first published in 1907, The Broken Road tells of the building of the Road, and, through the relationship between the two maincharacters, Dick Linforth, scion of a family of Empire-builders, and Shere Ali, the Prince of Chiltistan, compellingly explores the sense of duty that drove successive generations of British men to sacrifice their lives to the goals of Empire, and the contentious issue of educating Indian princes inEngland. While undoubtedly reinscribing the image of a confident and secure empire characteristic of much Raj fiction of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the novel also offers unusual insights into the human cost-on both sides of the racial divide-of producing that image, making itof significant interest to readers interested in colonial and postcolonial literatures, as well as general readers. This new, critical edition of The Broken Road, which includes a detailed introduction, a chronology of A.E.W. Mason's life, maps, and extensive explanatory notes, makes available a fascinating work of Raj fiction.

The Broken Road

OUP India

Short excerpt: He pretended to take the waters in the morning  he went for a ride in his motor-car in the afternoon  he dined at the Cercle in the evening  and spent an hour or two afterwards in the baccarat-rooms at the Villa des Fleurs.

At the Villa Rose (The Bow Street library)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Bodley Head

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.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk

The Four Feathers

Action & Adventure

Belmont Tower Books

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Contemporary

Kessinger Publishing

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The Broken Road (Large Print Edition)

Genre Fiction

BiblioLife

At the Villa Rose

Literary

Accused by three of his friends and his fiancTe 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. Reprint. (A Miramax/Paramount film, directed by Shekar Kapur, starring Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson, &amp; Wes Bentley) (Historical Fiction)

Pocket

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The Four Feathers (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)

The Broken Road

At the Villa Rose (The Bow Street library)

The Four Feathers

The Broken Road

The Broken Road (Large Print Edition)

At the Villa Rose

The Broken Road

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers