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The Four Feathers (2011)
EN PB USISBN: 9781611044812 bzw. 1611044812, in Englisch, 240 Seiten, ReadaClassic.com, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days, Real shipping costs can differ.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, plum_books.
“The Four Feathers,” by A. E. W. Mason, is book is full of noble ideas and notions of Victorian honor in the days of the British Empire. The front cover of the book might lead you to misunderstanding that "Four Feathers" is a book about war; actually, though it deals with the war in the Sudan in late 19th century, the book consists of superb descriptions of complicated psychology found in the hero, the heroine and their mutual friend. "Four Feathers" as a whole is not a book like "She" or "Beau Geste," but it is rather a special kind of romance which could be found only in this era. To disprove his disgrace, the hero Harry Feversham, who quit his regiment just before being sent to the Sudan, decides to go to Africa, disguising himself as a Greek, and firmly is determined to give back three white feathers sent to him as a symbol of his being a coward. One clever touch is given here; his fiancee also added one feather to them, and rejected him in the face before their marriage. There are certainly descriptions of adventure under the sizzling sun of Africa, but you must wait. Before they come, we are introduced to the complex relationship between Harry and other characters involved in his action. Various feelings of love, regret, courage, and suspicion, all caused as aftermath of the crucial action of sending white feathers, follow with a surprisingly and deeply psychological insight. Though the story is, as you expect, very melodramatic and sentimental, the characters are well-drawn and convincing, and if not as insightful as Henry James, surely deserves much serious attention. The adventure scenes come in the last third of the book, and the descriptions of the House of Stone, concentration camp of POW, (where the author himself visited after the war ended) are still realistic and shocking, and will haunt your mind after reading. As an adventure story, Mason’s book also does not disappoint. In short, "Four Feathers" is one of the greatest forgotten bestsellers in the English literature. Paperback, Label: ReadaClassic.com, ReadaClassic.com, Product group: Book, Published: 2011-02-08, Studio: ReadaClassic.com, Sales rank: 14290206.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, plum_books.
“The Four Feathers,” by A. E. W. Mason, is book is full of noble ideas and notions of Victorian honor in the days of the British Empire. The front cover of the book might lead you to misunderstanding that "Four Feathers" is a book about war; actually, though it deals with the war in the Sudan in late 19th century, the book consists of superb descriptions of complicated psychology found in the hero, the heroine and their mutual friend. "Four Feathers" as a whole is not a book like "She" or "Beau Geste," but it is rather a special kind of romance which could be found only in this era. To disprove his disgrace, the hero Harry Feversham, who quit his regiment just before being sent to the Sudan, decides to go to Africa, disguising himself as a Greek, and firmly is determined to give back three white feathers sent to him as a symbol of his being a coward. One clever touch is given here; his fiancee also added one feather to them, and rejected him in the face before their marriage. There are certainly descriptions of adventure under the sizzling sun of Africa, but you must wait. Before they come, we are introduced to the complex relationship between Harry and other characters involved in his action. Various feelings of love, regret, courage, and suspicion, all caused as aftermath of the crucial action of sending white feathers, follow with a surprisingly and deeply psychological insight. Though the story is, as you expect, very melodramatic and sentimental, the characters are well-drawn and convincing, and if not as insightful as Henry James, surely deserves much serious attention. The adventure scenes come in the last third of the book, and the descriptions of the House of Stone, concentration camp of POW, (where the author himself visited after the war ended) are still realistic and shocking, and will haunt your mind after reading. As an adventure story, Mason’s book also does not disappoint. In short, "Four Feathers" is one of the greatest forgotten bestsellers in the English literature. Paperback, Label: ReadaClassic.com, ReadaClassic.com, Product group: Book, Published: 2011-02-08, Studio: ReadaClassic.com, Sales rank: 14290206.
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The Four Feathers (2011)
EN PB USISBN: 9781611044812 bzw. 1611044812, in Englisch, Redaclassic, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Plum Books.
Redaclassic, 2011. VG/no dust jacket. Paperback,NO highlighting or notes, has normal slight wear to edges and corners; otherwise, a tight, clean copy.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Plum Books.
Redaclassic, 2011. VG/no dust jacket. Paperback,NO highlighting or notes, has normal slight wear to edges and corners; otherwise, a tight, clean copy.
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The Four Feathers (2011)
EN PBISBN: 9781611044812 bzw. 1611044812, in Englisch, Redaclassic, Taschenbuch.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Plum Books [149179], St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
VG/no dust jacket Paperback,NO highlighting or notes, has normal slight wear to edges and corners; otherwise, a tight, clean copy.
VG/no dust jacket Paperback,NO highlighting or notes, has normal slight wear to edges and corners; otherwise, a tight, clean copy.
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