How long does it take to read The Four Feathers?
A. E. W. Mason
The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason takes about 5 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 43 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1901. 312 pages, about 85,800 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 156 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
British guardsman Harry Feversham stuns his friends when, just before he is scheduled to ship off to the Sudan, he quits his regiment. In shocked retaliation for this dastardly act of cowardice, Harry is presented with four feathers: one from each of his three closest regimental friends and the fourth-and the most devastating-from his fiancée. Determined to prove his bravery-and to clear his name-Harry embarks for the Sudan. In search of service . . . and of honor.
Subjects: Cowardice, Male friendship, British, Fiction, Soldiers, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
