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4526629The Summons: Then he caught sight of a telegramhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-summons--then-he-caught-sight-of-a-telegram-9781835471791/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4136747/image.jpg?v=638443308251900000169188MXNCopyright GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p>Alfred Edward Woodley Mason was born in Camberwell, London on the 7th May 1865.</p><p>He was educated at Dulwich College and then graduated from Trinity College, Oxford.</p><p>His first stab at a career was as an actor in 1894 in George Bernards Shaws Arms and the Man. Acting was replaced the following year with the publication of his first novel, A Romance of Wastdale beginning a literary career that eventually encompassed over 30 novels, as well as 3 plays, numerous short stories, biographies and articles. His most famous work, and filmed several times, is the classic The Four Feathers.</p><p>His famous detective character Inspector Hanaud was set up as a counterpoint to Sherlock Holmes and was a stout, professional policeman from the French Sreté who relied primarily on psychological insights to bring down the perpetrators of the crimes he was faced with.</p><p>In the 1906 General Election Mason was elected as the Liberal Member for Coventry but served only a single term. During the Great War he served initially with the Manchester Regiment. After several promotions he finished his military career as a Major having served also in Spain and Mexico, where he set up counter-espionage networks.</p><p>After the war Mason became increasingly involved in the many productions of films from his works, from the silents through to talkies. All the while he continued to write.</p><p>A E W Mason died on the 22nd November 1948 in London. He was 83.</p>...4500926The Summons: Then he caught sight of a telegram169188https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-summons--then-he-caught-sight-of-a-telegram-9781835471791/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4136747/image.jpg?v=638443308251900000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781835471791_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_<p>Alfred Edward Woodley Mason was born in Camberwell, London on the 7th May 1865.</p><p>He was educated at Dulwich College and then graduated from Trinity College, Oxford.</p><p>His first stab at a career was as an actor in 1894 in George Bernards Shaws Arms and the Man. Acting was replaced the following year with the publication of his first novel, A Romance of Wastdale beginning a literary career that eventually encompassed over 30 novels, as well as 3 plays, numerous short stories, biographies and articles. His most famous work, and filmed several times, is the classic The Four Feathers.</p><p>His famous detective character Inspector Hanaud was set up as a counterpoint to Sherlock Holmes and was a stout, professional policeman from the French Sreté who relied primarily on psychological insights to bring down the perpetrators of the crimes he was faced with.</p><p>In the 1906 General Election Mason was elected as the Liberal Member for Coventry but served only a single term. During the Great War he served initially with the Manchester Regiment. After several promotions he finished his military career as a Major having served also in Spain and Mexico, where he set up counter-espionage networks.</p><p>After the war Mason became increasingly involved in the many productions of films from his works, from the silents through to talkies. All the while he continued to write.</p><p>A E W Mason died on the 22nd November 1948 in London. He was 83.</p>...9781835471791_Copyright Grouplibro_electonico_9781835471791_9781835471791A EInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/directebooks-epub-aac6adfb-cfbb-4047-87c4-275127983fce.epub2023-10-01T00:00:00+00:00Copyright Group