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The Four Feathers
章节(36)
- Dedication 0:00
- Acknowledgments 0:06
- I: A Crimean Night 0:20
- II: Captain Trench and a Telegram 26:06
- III: The Last Ride Together 42:52
- IV: The Ball at Lennon House 57:29
- V: The Pariah 1:27:53
- VI: Harry Feversham’s Plan 1:38:29
- VII: The Last Reconnaissance 2:03:21
- VIII: Lieutenant Sutch Is Tempted to Lie 2:21:03
- IX: At Glenalla 2:35:51
- X: The Wells of Obak 2:58:36
- XI: Durrance Hears News of Feversham 3:11:07
- XII: Durrance Sharpens His Wits 3:26:26
- XIII: Durrance Begins to See 4:00:44
- XIV: Captain Willoughby Reappears 4:21:05
- XV: The Story of the First Feather 4:42:09
- XVI: Captain Willoughby Retires 5:09:25
- XVII: The “Melusine Overture” 5:31:09
- XVIII: The Answer to the Overture 5:44:56
- XIX: Mrs. Adair Intervenes 6:09:36
- XX: East and West 6:31:52
- XXI: Ethne Makes Another Slip 6:47:53
- XXII: Durrance Lets His Cigar Go Out 7:08:03
- XXIII: Mrs. Adair Makes Her Apology 7:26:40
- XXIV: On the Nile 7:44:09
- XXV: Lieutenant Sutch Comes Off the Half-Pay List 7:56:14
- XXVI: General Feversham’s Portraits Are Appeased 8:29:18
- XXVII: The House of Stone 8:43:44
- XXVIII: Plans of Escape 9:15:43
- XXIX: Colonel Trench Assumes a Knowledge of Chemistry 9:39:55
- XXX: The Last of the Southern Cross 10:06:26
- XXXI: Feversham Returns to Ramelton 10:26:35
- XXXII: In the Church at Glenalla 10:40:39
- XXXIII: Ethne Again Plays the “Melusine Overture” 10:59:39
- XXXIV: The End 11:14:24
Recently engaged Harry Feversham, son of a soldier and descendant of a long line of soldiers, receives word that his regiment is going overseas. For complex reasons he suddenly resigns rather than be deployed. This action brands him a coward among his fellow officers and his fiancée, who present him with white feathers, a symbol of cowardice.
To regain his honor, Feversham sets out for Egypt and Sudan, where he awaits opportunities to redeem himself. His daring adventures are beset with betrayal, torture, and imprisonment. Meanwhile, his fiancée is racked with regret, and tries to convince herself she no longer loves him, while simultaneously becoming romantically entangled with Feversham’s friend, a soldier in the regiment.
The Four Feathers is recognized for its vivid settings, as well as its characters’ complex emotions and motivations. Mason had traveled widely in Egypt and Sudan by camel along caravan routes, visiting the places he describes so clearly in the novel.