The Four Feathers

The novel revolves around imperialism. The British Empire is at the center of the plot with all its glorious battles, admirable military forces, but also bitter injustice. The empire in the novel is the pride of so many characters, and the passion of others. Among such individuals, we might mention General Feversham who lives on the memory of his own glorious days as an active officer. Durrance is another example. He is a man who loves nothing more than the freedom of nights spent in the open air under the sky of the Egyptian desert. Harry, on the other hand, is the example of a character who had suffered bitterly because of the Empire.