author
A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
1865–1948
Best remembered for The Four Feathers, he wrote popular adventure stories and early detective novels that helped shape crime fiction. His career also took some surprising turns, including time on the stage and in Parliament.
23 Audiobooks
The House of the Arrow
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Witness for the Defence
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Broken Road
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Winding Stair
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Watchers: A Novel
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Four Feathers
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Clementina
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Four Corners of the World
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Lawrence Clavering
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
A Romance of Wastdale
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Summons
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Parson Kelly
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason, Andrew Lang
Green Stockings: A Comedy in Three Acts
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Running Water
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Philanderers
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Turnstile
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Courtship of Morrice Buckler: A Romance
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
At the Villa Rose
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Truants
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
The Royal Exchange : a note on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Royal Exchange Assurance
by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
About the author
Born in London on May 7, 1865, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason studied at Trinity College, Oxford, and first tried acting before turning to writing. That switch paid off: he became a successful novelist and playwright, with a gift for suspense, atmosphere, and moral conflict.
His most famous book, The Four Feathers (1902), made a lasting impression with its story of courage, shame, and redemption. Mason also created Inspector Hanaud of the French Sûreté, a lively and intuitive detective who appeared in novels such as At the Villa Rose and The House of the Arrow. Those books made him an important early figure in detective fiction.
Mason's life reached beyond literature. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1906 to 1910, and during the First World War he worked in intelligence roles. He died on November 22, 1948, but his best-known novels still stand out for their pace, drama, and strong sense of character.