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A E W (Alfred Edward Mason

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (1865-1948) was an English author and politician. He is best known for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers , and also for a series of novels featuring French Sūreté detective Inspector Hanaud--an early inspiration for Agatha Christie's legendary detective Hercule Poirot.