[Next Project] The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason

[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

"The Four Feathers" by A. E. W. Mason is on the wanted list. There are a number of scans on Internet Archive including reprints/reissues as recent as 21st century.

Is it reasonable to assume preference for the most recent scans prior to 1930? That might be June 1924

Thank you

[Alex Cabal]

Yes, latest PD scans possible. However if a post-PD reprint includes a
copyright date listed that is pre-1930, that is also acceptable.

> 1930? That might be June 1924 <https://archive.org/details/
> fourfeathers0000aewm_i0h7/page/n5/mode/1up>
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[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

Two other versions on Internet Archive might be possibilities.

This link is a Barnes & Noble Classics edition with added material copyright 2005. The copyright page clearly indicates the later content so it shouldn't be hard to eliminate from SE version.  Barnes & Noble 2005

This link is March 2017 but it shows copyright by Mason in 1901 and 1930. I did not find documentation for changes by the author at the time of more recent copyright. Perhaps he extended the copyright window because two film adaptations had already been produced.  March 2017

What do you think? Thank you

[Alex Cabal]

Any of those is fine. But don't complicate your life, you already found
a perfectly good pre-1930 edition.

On 3/10/26 3:38 PM, 'mauka218lani' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> Greetings,
>

> Two other versions on Internet Archive might be possibilities.
>
> This link is a Barnes & Noble Classics edition with added material
> copyright 2005. The copyright page clearly indicates the later content
> so it shouldn't be hard to eliminate from SE version. Barnes & Noble

> 2005 <https://archive.org/details/fourfeathers00aewm_0>

>
> This link is March 2017 but it shows copyright by Mason in 1901 and
> 1930. I did not find documentation for changes by the author at the time
> of more recent copyright. Perhaps he extended the copyright window
> because two film adaptations had already been produced. March 2017

> <https://archive.org/details/fourfeathers0000unse>

>
> What do you think? Thank you
>
> On Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 4:48:36 AM UTC-10 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> Yes, latest PD scans possible. However if a post-PD reprint includes a
> copyright date listed that is pre-1930, that is also acceptable.
>
> On 3/10/26 3:34 AM, 'mauka218lani' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > "The Four Feathers" by A. E. W. Mason is on the wanted list.
> There are a
> > number of scans on Internet Archive including reprints/reissues as
> > recent as 21st century.
> >
> > Is it reasonable to assume preference for the most recent scans
> prior to
> > 1930? That might be June 1924 <https://archive.org/details/
> <https://archive.org/details/>
> > fourfeathers0000aewm_i0h7/page/n5/mode/1up>
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[mauka218lani]

Thank you. I'll go with the perfectly good June 1924 edition scans from my initial post:  scans

These scans have differences from PG's source. As example, here are the dedications from each.

Project Gutenberg: 

Internet Archive: 

My understanding is that the SE book should match the scans.

Repo has initial commit and is here:  repo

Project Gutenberg page is here: PG

Thanks again

[Alex Cabal]

OK! David will manage with Robin reviewing.

On 3/10/26 9:24 PM, 'mauka218lani' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> Thank you. I'll go with the perfectly good June 1924 edition scans from

> my initial post: scans <https://archive.org/details/
> fourfeathers0000aewm_i0h7>

>
> These scans have differences from PG's source. As example, here are the
> dedications from each.

> Project Gutenberg: pg_ded.png
>
>
> Internet Archive: ia_ded.png

>
> My understanding is that the SE book should match the scans.
>

> Repo has initial commit and is here: repo <https://github.com/
> mauka218lani/a-e-w-mason_the-four-feathers.git>
>
> Project Gutenberg page is here: PG <https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18883>

>
> Thanks again
> On Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11:31:40 AM UTC-10 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> Any of those is fine. But don't complicate your life, you already found
> a perfectly good pre-1930 edition.
>
> On 3/10/26 3:38 PM, 'mauka218lani' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Two other versions on Internet Archive might be possibilities.
> >
> > This link is a Barnes & Noble Classics edition with added material
> > copyright 2005. The copyright page clearly indicates the later
> content
> > so it shouldn't be hard to eliminate from SE version. Barnes & Noble

> > 2005 <https://archive.org/details/fourfeathers00aewm_0 <https://

> archive.org/details/fourfeathers00aewm_0>>
> >
> > This link is March 2017 but it shows copyright by Mason in 1901 and
> > 1930. I did not find documentation for changes by the author at
> the time
> > of more recent copyright. Perhaps he extended the copyright window
> > because two film adaptations had already been produced. March 2017

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[David]

Yes, do match the scans.

The transcription seems not to have understood the date, which varies in the early editions. Also, from its textual placement it appears (to me!) *not* to be properly part of the dedication itself. (Also, the Penguin "Twentieth Century Classic" edition, with a full introduction and care taken with the text, lacks any date as well.)

As a "transcription correction", this is not `[Editorial]`.

[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

Thank you for the tip. The Penguin Twentieth Century Classic edition is not accessible to me on Internet Archive. It seems to be available to me as a sample here  Google Play Sample

Please let me know if it is available elsewhere online for free. Seems like it might be a useful cross check, if needed.

From the sample I see Penguin has ordered the page acknowledging the character development before the dedication. However, the Internet Archive scans I'm using swap that order. See:  front matter scans

At this point in the process, I'm planning on putting the character development statement in acknowledgements.xhtml and placing it after dedication.xhtml, then following both with halftitlepage.xhtml. Please let me know if that is not the preferred approach for this book.

Thank you

[David]

That "THE character of Harry Feversham is developed...." bit is a strong candidate for cutting, I think. It does not appear in LOTS of printings (and there is an embarrassment of riches for this novel on IA; I can't remember seeing so many scans of the same book!). It looks to me like a bit of publisher bumf. Still, it would be worth getting Alex's sense, but I think chop it.

As for that Penguin edition, not to worry. The 1935 Macmillan edition would be a useful "cross-check", if you *need* one, but you've got good scans and should just stick with them. (Gary Hoppenstand's introduction to that Penguin edition is reproduced in his 2016 volume _Perilous Escapades_ which has a lot of interest to this genre and SE titles.)

[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

Time to consider a cover. I hope you would agree that a cover with four feathers is not wanted. If I'm wrong about that, suggestions welcome for what sort of image might be preferred.

This painting, to me, captures the essence of gloomy Egyptian ruins vital to the book's atmosphere, involved as a ruined fort, a ruined village, and of course the horrible prison. See Imperial Palace

I've cropped it three ways in the three attachments. I've attached in my current order of preference, but I've changed my mind several times about that. What do you think? Thanks

[David]

That could work, and my sense is that the first of your crops best evokes the "Sudanese/Egyptian ruins" vibe you're going for. It's uploaded to the DB, and assigned to this project.

I don't think it's noticeable that it's actually the Palatine Hill in Rome ... still, you might want to see if you can find any Nile paintings(?), or anything suitable that includes some military overtones? At least you have this one in the bank, as it were.

[mauka218lani]

Greetings, the Nile barely gets a mention. The protagonist is not in the military. So, here are some other options. One needs to weigh the dreary desert ruins in my earlier batch of mockups against more geographically authentic images here. Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks

First up, Arab Mendicant

This one may fail because it is watercolor. I'm including it because to me it captures desperation and resignation. Here's the mockup.

Next up, Egyptian Landscape

The ruins are a bit too ruined and I'm not fond of the fire-engine red, but let's see what you think. Here's the mockup.

These next two are in the spirit of nothing says Sudan desert like camels. And, camels play a key role as the only transport in the desert during the novel.

I like how this one cropped, and the person looks a bit ragged, as he should. Arab in the Desert

Here's the mockup.

For this one, I like the muted palette, but it has too many camels, and not the greatest placement of the title box. The crop is at the bottom of the painting now.  Leaving the Oasis

Here's the mockup.

Thanks for taking the time to help with the decision on how to avoid an image of feathers!

[David]

You've been searching hard! The first one ("Arab Mendicant") *mght* pass the "squint test" for watercolours, but it's not my call.

Unfortunately, the third (Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, "Arab in the Desert") is not from one of the approved galleries/museums, so we would need explicit PD proof for that one. I took a quick look and didn't find anything. There are some "desert"-tagged paintings in the DB which you may well have looked at. I don't know whether this one would fit (same artist as your too-many-camels option)?

The other two I've added to the Artworks DB. FWIW, I quite like the "Egyptian Landscape" in spite of the crimson plant. It would be my pick of the viable options.

In the end, up to you though! Let me know which you go with.

[Alex Cabal]

Arab Mendicant is an acceptable option if you want to use that

On 3/22/26 5:46 AM, David wrote:
> You've been searching hard! The first one ("Arab Mendicant") *mght* pass
> the "squint test" for watercolours, but it's not my call.
>
> Unfortunately, the third (Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, "Arab in the Desert") is

> not from one of the approved galleries/museums <https://
> standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.7/single-page#10.3.3.7.4>, so we would

> need explicit PD proof for that one. I took a quick look and didn't find
> anything. There are some "desert"-tagged paintings in the DB which you

> may well have looked at. I don't know whether this one <https://
> standardebooks.org/artworks/jean-leon-gerome/rider-and-his-steed-in-the-
> desert> would fit (same artist as your too-many-camels option)?

>
> The other two I've added to the Artworks DB. FWIW, I quite like the
> "Egyptian Landscape" in spite of the crimson plant. It would be my pick
> of the viable options.
>
> In the end, up to you though! Let me know which you go with.
>
> On Sunday, 22 March 2026 at 03:52:43 UTC mauka218lani wrote:
>
> Greetings, the Nile barely gets a mention. The protagonist is not in
> the military. So, here are some other options. One needs to weigh
> the dreary desert ruins in my earlier batch of mockups against more
> geographically authentic images here. Looking forward to your
> feedback. Thanks
>

> First up, Arab Mendicant <https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.1336/>

> This one may fail because it is watercolor. I'm including it because
> to me it captures desperation and resignation. Here's the mockup.

> testmock6.png
>
> Next up, Egyptian Landscape <https://www.si.edu/object/egyptian-
> landscape:saam_1930.12.41>

> The ruins are a bit too ruined and I'm not fond of the fire-engine
> red, but let's see what you think. Here's the mockup.

> testmock5.png
>
> These next two are in the spirit of nothing says Sudan desert like
> camels. And, camels play a key role as the only transport in the
> desert during the novel.
>
> I like how this one cropped, and the person looks a bit ragged, as

> he should. Arab in the Desert <https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/
> catalog/453001>
> Here's the mockup.

> testmock4.png
>
> For this one, I like the muted palette, but it has too many camels,
> and not the greatest placement of the title box. The crop is at the

> bottom of the painting now. Leaving the Oasis <https://
> www.clevelandart.org/art/1977.126>
> Here's the mockup.

> testmock7.png
>
> Thanks for taking the time to help with the decision on how to avoid
> an image of feathers!
>
>
> On Friday, March 20, 2026 at 11:30:41 PM UTC-10 David wrote:
>
> That could work, and my sense is that the first of your crops
> best evokes the "Sudanese/Egyptian ruins" vibe you're going for.

> It's uploaded to the DB <https://standardebooks.org/artworks/
> paul-jean-flandrin/the-imperial-palace-on-the-palatine-rome>,

> and assigned to this project.
>
> I don't think it's noticeable that it's actually the Palatine
> Hill in Rome ... still, you might want to see if you can find
> any Nile paintings(?), or anything suitable that includes some
> military overtones? At least you have this one in the bank, as
> it were.
>
> On Friday, 20 March 2026 at 22:23:03 UTC mauka218lani wrote:
>
>
> Greetings,
> Time to consider a cover. I hope you would agree that a
> cover with four feathers is not wanted. If I'm wrong about
> that, suggestions welcome for what sort of image might be
> preferred.
>
> This painting, to me, captures the essence of gloomy
> Egyptian ruins vital to the book's atmosphere, involved as a
> ruined fort, a ruined village, and of course the horrible

> prison. See Imperial Palace <https://www.artic.edu/
> artworks/152850/the-imperial-palace-on-the-palatine-rome>

>
> I've cropped it three ways in the three attachments. I've
> attached in my current order of preference, but I've changed
> my mind several times about that. What do you think? Thanks
>

> testmock1.png
>
> testmock2.png

>
> testmock3.png
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:06:51 PM UTC-10 David wrote:
>
> That "THE character of Harry Feversham is developed...."
> bit is a strong candidate for cutting, I think. It does
> not appear in LOTS of printings (and there is an
> embarrassment of riches for this novel on IA; I can't
> remember seeing so many scans of the same book!). It
> looks to me like a bit of publisher bumf. Still, it
> would be worth getting Alex's sense, but I think chop it.
>
> As for that Penguin edition, not to worry. The 1935

> Macmillan <https://archive.org/details/
> fourfeathers0000aewm_m1x2/page/n7/mode/2up> edition

> would be a useful "cross-check", if you *need* one, but
> you've got good scans and should just stick with them.
> (Gary Hoppenstand's introduction to that Penguin edition
> is reproduced in his 2016 volume _Perilous Escapades_

> <https://www.google.com/books/edition/
> Perilous_Escapades/3JtVDwAAQBAJ?
> hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA98&printsec=frontcover> which has a

> lot of interest to this genre and SE titles.)
>
> On Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 23:54:17 UTC mauka218lani
> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Thank you for the tip. The Penguin Twentieth Century
> Classic edition is not accessible to me on Internet
> Archive. It seems to be available to me as a sample

> here Google Play Sample <https://play.google.com/
> books/reader?id=zZrfIA5vFWYC&pg=GBS.PR1&hl=en_US>

> Please let me know if it is available elsewhere
> online for free. Seems like it might be a useful
> cross check, if needed.
>
> From the sample I see Penguin has ordered the page
> acknowledging the character development before the
> dedication. However, the Internet Archive scans I'm
> using swap that order. See: front matter scans

> <https://archive.org/details/
> fourfeathers0000aewm_i0h7/page/n6/mode/1up>

>
> At this point in the process, I'm planning on
> putting the character development statement in

> acknowledgements.xhtml and placing it /after/

> dedication.xhtml, then following both with
> halftitlepage.xhtml. Please let me know if that is
> not the preferred approach for this book.
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:05:35 AM UTC-10
> David wrote:
>
> Yes, do match the scans.
>
> The transcription seems not to have understood
> the date, which varies in the early editions.
> Also, from its textual placement it appears (to
> me!) *not* to be properly part of the dedication
> itself. (Also, the Penguin "Twentieth Century
> Classic" edition, with a full introduction and
> care taken with the text, lacks any date as well.)
>
> As a "transcription correction", this is not
> `[Editorial]`.
>
> On Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 02:24:39 UTC
> mauka218lani wrote:
>
> Thank you. I'll go with the perfectly good
> June 1924 edition scans from my initial

> post: scans <https://archive.org/details/
> fourfeathers0000aewm_i0h7>

>
> These scans have differences from PG's
> source. As example, here are the dedications
> from each.

> Project Gutenberg: pg_ded.png
>
>
> Internet Archive: ia_ded.png

>
> My understanding is that the SE book should
> match the scans.
>
> Repo has initial commit and is here: repo

> <https://github.com/mauka218lani/a-e-w-
> mason_the-four-feathers.git>
>
> Project Gutenberg page is here: PG <https://
> www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18883>
>
> Thanks again

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[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

Thank you both for sharing your thoughts. One last post, down to the final two choices. I can go either way and would be interested in the opinions of others.

I've changed the crop for the landscape to move the bright color to the side. And, without that red drawing your eye you can better appreciate the really interesting sky over the Egyptian ruins.

This is the source for the landscape: McIlhenney

Here is the revised mockup. Smithsonian says the painting date is "n.d." What do we do about that in the metadata?

This is the source for the Arab Mendicant: Camino

Below is the mockup for it. I like the air of dejection and hopelessness, so appropriate for the protagonist. On the other hand, a young friend pointed out the silouhette has an unfortunate resemblance to a certain emoji. Which of course it predates by well over a hundred years.

What do you think?

Thank you very much.

[David]

Thanks, Alex - and with "Mendicant" now an option, that's looking good.

To my eye, your new crop of the McIlhenney is a bit off balance, but if you like it, that's fine! I uploaded it to the DB with a date of "circa 1900", given McIlhenney's death in 1904.

The Mendicant painting is now also in the DB. If you go for that one, perhaps a slightly tighter crop would help?

Just let me know which you choose, and I'll assign it to the project.

On Sunday, 22 March 2026 at 23:16:52 UTC mauka218lani wrote:

Greetings,

[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

Thank you for the advice on zooming in the crop. So for sure this painting: Camino

Couple different versions below. Either works for me. What do you think?

Thanks again for the help refining this cover.

    

[David]

Super! I've made the assignment in the Artworks DB. Either of your crop options works for me, too. If you go in as tight as the one on the right, it might take a bit of tweaking to get satifactory "balance" - the peak of the hood looks like it should go more centrally? In any case, this makes a great cover.

On Monday, 23 March 2026 at 22:37:41 UTC mauka218lani wrote:

Greetings,

[mauka218lani]

Greetings,

I am stymied by a lint error (m-026). The cover artist has a wikipedia page, but it is part of the french wikipedia. 

Here is the link that lint objects to:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Camino

Apparently the artist is excluded from the english wikipedia. What is the preferred solution? No link at all?

Thank you

[Robin Whittleton]

Remove the link. Or, alternatively, you can set up an English Wikipedia page for him. I’ve done that once, but it was a good deal of extra work.

-Robin

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[mauka218lani]

Thank you. I believe this project is ready for review.

Here is link to the repo

Here is link to the scans

(note, scans are more recent and differ from the PG transcription source)

I have disagreed with feedback from se modernize-spelling in two instances.

1) Request to confirm "free will" at chapter 29 line 19. This is the text, which I think should stay as is.

 that she would never have the opportunity to take back the fourth of her own free will, no longer troubled him.

2) Force "forever" to be one word at chapter 15 line 67. This is the text, which I think should stay as is.

I wanted to make an end for ever and ever,

I have included an acknowledgements file, being a stickler about it instead of heeding advice to cut it. I can see the argument that the content isn't a true acknowledgement, but the blurb is in each scanned version and my inclination is to preserve quirky bits in an older book. I understand if I'm overruled in this. Easy enough to drop the file and rebuild.

Looking forward to your feedback. There is no rush, please do not make it a priority. Thanks again

[Robin Whittleton]

Thanks, give me the usual couple of days.

-Robin

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[Robin Whittleton]

A handful of issues filed at https://github.com/mauka218lani/a-e-w-mason_the-four-feathers/issues/1. I have no strong opinions on the acknowledgements file, happy to leave it in from my perspective.

-Robin

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[Robin Whittleton]

OK Alex, this is now ready for you.

-Robin

[Alex Cabal]

OK, great work, thanks! I've released it!

On 3/27/26 2:58 AM, Robin Whittleton wrote:
> OK Alex, this is now ready for you.
>
> -Robin
>
>> On 26 Mar 2026, at 15:42, Robin Whittleton <ro...@reala.net> wrote:
>>
>> A handful of issues filed at https://github.com/mauka218lani/a-e-w-

>> mason_the-four-feathers/issues/1 <https://github.com/mauka218lani/a-e-
>> w-mason_the-four-feathers/issues/1>. I have no strong opinions on the

>> acknowledgements file, happy to leave it in from my perspective.
>>
>> -Robin
>>
>>> On 26 Mar 2026, at 02:53, 'mauka218lani' via Standard Ebooks
>>> <standar...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you. I believe this project is ready for review.
>>>

>>> Here is link to therepo <https://github.com/mauka218lani/a-e-w-
>>> mason_the-four-feathers>
>>> Here is link to thescans <https://archive.org/details/
>>> fourfeathers0000aewm_i0h7>

>>> (note, scans are more recent and differ from the PG transcription source)
>>>
>>> I have disagreed with feedback from se modernize-spelling in two
>>> instances.
>>>
>>> 1) Request to confirm "free will" at chapter 29 line 19. This is the
>>> text, which I think should stay as is.

>>> / that she would never have the opportunity to take back the fourth
>>> of her own free will, no longer troubled him./
>>>
>>> 2) Force "forever" to be one word atchapter 15 line 67. This is the

>>> text, which I think should stay as is.

>>> /I wanted to make an end for ever and ever,/

>>>
>>> I have included an acknowledgements file, being a stickler about it
>>> instead of heeding advice to cut it. I can see the argument that the
>>> content isn't a true acknowledgement, but the blurb is in each
>>> scanned version and my inclination is to preserve quirky bits in an
>>> older book. I understand if I'm overruled in this. Easy enough to
>>> drop the file and rebuild.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to your feedback. There is no rush, please do not
>>> make it a priority. Thanks again
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 7:36:26 PM UTC-10 robin wrote:
>>>
>>> Remove the link. Or, alternatively, you can set up an English
>>> Wikipedia page for him. I’ve done that once, but it was a good
>>> deal of extra work.
>>>
>>> -Robin
>>>
>>>> On 25 Mar 2026, at 06:02, 'mauka218lani' via Standard Ebooks
>>>> <standar...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> I am stymied by a lint error (m-026). The cover artist has a
>>>> wikipedia page, but it is part of the french wikipedia.
>>>>
>>>> Here is the link that lint objects to:

>>>> https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Camino <http://
>>>> wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Camino>

>>>>
>>>> Apparently the artist is excluded from the english wikipedia.
>>>> What is the preferred solution? No link at all?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, March 23, 2026 at 10:38:43 PM UTC-10 David wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Super! I've made the assignment in the Artworks DB. Either
>>>> of your crop options works for me, too. If you go in as
>>>> tight as the one on the right, it might take a bit of
>>>> tweaking to get satifactory "balance" - the peak of the hood
>>>> looks like it should go more centrally? In any case, this
>>>> makes a great cover.
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, 23 March 2026 at 22:37:41 UTC mauka218lani wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the advice on zooming in the crop. So for

>>>> sure this painting:Camino <https://standardebooks.org/
>>>> artworks/charles-camino/arab-mendicant-in-meditation>

>>>>
>>>> Couple different versions below. Either works for me.
>>>> What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again for the help refining this cover.
>>>>
>>>>

>>>> zoom1.png zoom2.png

>>>>
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