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The Four Feathers

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(4,266 Sterne; 62 Bewertungen)

The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A.E.W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title.
The novel tells the story of British officer, Harry Feversham, who resigns his commission in the East Surrey Regiment just prior to Sir Garnet Wolseley's 1882 expedition to Egypt to suppress the rising of Urabi Pasha. He is faced with censure from three of his comrades for cowardice, signified by the delivery of three white feathers to him, from Captain Trench and Lieutenants Castleton and Willoughby, and the loss of the support of his Irish fiancée, Ethne Eustace, who presents him with the fourth feather. His best friend in the regiment, Captain Durrance becomes his rival for Ethne.
(Summary extracted from Wikipedia) (11 hr 26 min)

Chapters

01 - Chapter I. A Crimean Night

23:16

Read by Becky Cook

02 - Chapter II. Captain Trench and a Telegram

17:56

Read by Gary Olman

03 - Chapter III. The Last Ride Together

14:30

Read by David W. Wolfe

04 - Chapter IV. The Ball at Lennon House

29:11

Read by John Prestwich

05 - Chapter V. The Pariah

11:24

Read by Delmar H Dolbier

06 - Chapter VI. Harry Feversham's Plan

21:15

Read by Becky Cook

07 - Chapter VII. The Last Reconnaissance

14:18

Read by Becky Cook

08 - Chapter VIII. Lieutenant Sutch is tempted to lie

13:08

Read by Becky Cook

09 - Chapter IX. At Glenalla

23:04

Read by Gary Olman

10 - Chapter X. The Wells of Obak

12:57

Read by Gary Olman

11 - Chapter XI. Durrance hears News of Feversham

15:45

Read by Gary Olman

12 - Chapter XII. Durrance sharpens his Wits

31:31

Read by David W. Wolfe

13 - Chapter XIII. Durrance begins to see

19:37

Read by David W. Wolfe

14 - Chapter XIV. Captain Willoughby reappears

21:19

Read by Gary Olman

15 - Chapter XV. The Story of the First Feather

26:58

Read by Dan Craig

16 - Chapter XVI. Captain Willoughby retires

21:46

Read by Gary Olman

17 - Chapter XVII. The Musoline Overture

14:51

Read by Gary Olman

18 - Chapter XVIII. The Answer to the Overture

25:28

Read by Gary Olman

19 - Chapter XIX. Mrs. Adair interferes

23:03

Read by Gary Olman

20 - Chapter XX. West and East

18:16

Read by Lewis

21 - Chapter XXI. Ethne makes Another Slip

21:59

Read by Lewis

22 - Chapter XXII. Durrance lets his Cigar go out

20:19

Read by Lewis

23 - Chapter XXIII. Mrs. Adair makes her Apology

22:25

Read by Delysid

24 - Chapter XXIV. On the Nile

13:39

Read by fshort

25 - Chapter XXV. Lieutenant Sutch comes off the Half-pay List

33:25

Read by Patti Cunningham

26 - Chapter XXVI. General Feversham's Portraits are appeased

15:57

Read by Lewis

27 - Chapter XXVII. The House of Stone

34:34

Read by Lewis

28 - Chapter XXVIII. Plans of Escape

25:05

Read by Gary Olman

29 - Chapter XXIX. Colonel Trench assumes a Knowledge of Chemistry

28:03

Read by Gary Olman

30 - Chapter XXX. The Last of the Southern Cross

20:42

Read by Gary Olman

31 - Chapter XXXI. Feversham returns to Ramelton

14:35

Read by Gary Olman

32 - Chapter XXXII. In the Church at Glenalla

15:31

Read by David W. Wolfe

33 - Chapter XXXIII. Ethne again plays the Musoline Overture

13:04

Read by David W. Wolfe

34 - Chapter XXXIV. The End

7:53

Read by MaryAnn

Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

The book is excellent. The women readers are very good. However most of the men readers are awful.

The book is good but most of the readers are terrible

(4 Sterne)

I agree with one of the the reviewers who wrote that the male readers are terrible; they mis-pronounce words frequently and don’t even try to do characters during dialogue; they also constantly stumble over phrases like they can’t see the next word in the text, so the overall sound is staccato. The female readers are good and do the characters during dialogue as well as reading smoothly. Unfortunately, most of the chapters are read by men.

interesting tale

(4,5 Sterne)

I really enjoyed this tale! It was very well read. Thank you!

(1 Sterne)

readers were ok. it was the recording that was awful.

The Four Feathers

(5 Sterne)

Well Read, Fun listen and recommended... Thanks!

I already know how it's going to end and I stopped listening

(1 Sterne)

Gary olman has super sloppy pronunciation, he makes it very difficult to understand discussions. he pauses bid sentence then runs through periods we need a version two of this book with a good reader

(3,5 Sterne)

bit of an epic tale to stick with - left with a feeling that it was good in parts and not particularly as a whole - glad to have finished it though

MUST READ

(5 Sterne)

A powerful story, skillfully woven by a master author. It is a shame that so few of Mason's books are available.