7 best short stories by A. E. W. Mason

A. E. W. Mason is best remembered for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers and is also known as the creator of Inspector Hanaud, a French detective who was an early template for Agatha Christie's famous Hercule Poirot.

The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories by this author for your enjoyment:



- The Affair At The Semiramis Hotel

- The Clock

- Green Paint

- Ensign Knightley

- The Man Of Wheels

- The Coward

- Keeper Of The Bishop



Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (7 May 1865 22 November 1948) was an English author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers and is also known as the creator of Inspector Hanaud, a French detective who was an early template for Agatha Christie's famous Hercule Poirot. His prolific output in short stories and novels were frequently made and remade into films during his lifetime; though many of the silent versions have been lost or forgotten, the Korda productions of Fire Over England (1937) and The Four Feathers (1939) remain enduring classics of British cinema.