# The Four Feathers — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason.

- [Acknowledgments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/acknowledgments.md): The author acknowledges that the character of Harry Feversham was developed from a short story originally printed in the Illustrated London News and later republished.
- [The Four Feathers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/the-four-feathers.md): This chapter introduces the central conflict of the novel: Harry Feversham's resignation from the army and the subsequent delivery of four white feathers, symbols of cowardice, from his three friends and his fiancée, Eth
- [I: A Crimean Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/i-a-crimean-night.md): Lieutenant Sutch arrives at General Feversham's house for the annual Crimean dinner, where Harry Feversham, the general's son, is invited to join. As the guests share stories of war, Sutch observes Harry's intense and fe
- [II: Captain Trench and a Telegram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/ii-captain-trench-and-a-telegram.md): Harry Feversham announces his engagement to Ethne Eustace to his friends Durrance, Trench, and Willoughby. A telegram arrives, which Feversham reads gravely and then burns in the fire. The conversation turns to the possi
- [III: The Last Ride Together](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/iii-the-last-ride-together.md): Durrance and Feversham share a final ride in the park before Durrance departs for the Sudan. Durrance learns of Feversham's engagement to Ethne and his resignation from the army. Durrance, while leaving England, has a vi

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- [IV: The Ball at Lennon House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/iv-the-ball-at-lennon-house.md)
- [The Pariah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/v-the-pariah.md)
- [VI: Harry Feversham’s Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/vi-harry-feversham-s-plan.md)
- [VII: The Last Reconnaissance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/vii-the-last-reconnaissance.md)
- [VIII: Lieutenant Sutch Is Tempted to Lie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/viii-lieutenant-sutch-is-tempted-to-lie.md)
- [At Glenalla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/ix-at-glenalla.md)
- [X: The Wells of Obak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/x-the-wells-of-obak.md)
- [XI: Durrance Hears News of Feversham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xi-durrance-hears-news-of-feversham.md)
- [XII: Durrance Sharpens His Wits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xii-durrance-sharpens-his-wits.md)
- [XIII: Durrance Begins to See](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xiii-durrance-begins-to-see.md)
- [XIV: Captain Willoughby Reappears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xiv-captain-willoughby-reappears.md)
- [XV: The Story of the First Feather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xv-the-story-of-the-first-feather.md)
- [XVI: Captain Willoughby Retires](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xvi-captain-willoughby-retires.md)
- [XVII: The 'Melusine Overture'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xvii-the-melusine-overture.md)
- [XVIII: The Answer to the Overture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xviii-the-answer-to-the-overture.md)
- [XIX: Mrs. Adair Intervenes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xix-mrs-adair-intervenes.md)
- [XX: East and West](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xx-east-and-west.md)
- [XXI: Ethne Makes Another Slip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxi-ethne-makes-another-slip.md)
- [XXII: Durrance Lets His Cigar Go Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxii-durrance-lets-his-cigar-go-out.md)
- [XXIII: Mrs. Adair Makes Her Apology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxiii-mrs-adair-makes-her-apology.md)
- [Lieutenant Sutch Comes Off the Half-Pay List](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxv-lieutenant-sutch-comes-off-the-half-pay-list.md)
- [General Feversham’s Portraits Are Appeased](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxvi-general-feversham-s-portraits-are-appeased.md)
- [The House of Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxvii-the-house-of-stone.md)
- [XXVIII: Plans of Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxviii-plans-of-escape.md)
- [XXIX: Colonel Trench Assumes a Knowledge of Chemistry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxix-colonel-trench-assumes-a-knowledge-of-chemistry.md)
- [XXX: The Last of the Southern Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxx-the-last-of-the-southern-cross.md)
- [XXXI: Feversham Returns to Ramelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxxi-feversham-returns-to-ramelton.md)
- [XXXII: In the Church at Glenalla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxxii-in-the-church-at-glenalla.md)
- [XXXIII: Ethne Again Plays the “Melusine Overture”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxxiii-ethne-again-plays-the-melusine-overture.md)
- [XXXIV: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-end.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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