The Winding Stair (Illustrated Edition)

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (1865-1948) was an English author and politician, best remembered for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers. His prolific output of short stories and novels were frequently made and remade into films, many during the silent era which have since been lost or forgotten, though the Korda productions of Fire Over England (1937) and The Four Feathers (1939) remain enduring classics of British cinema. The Winding Stair, first published in 1923, is set largely in Morocco and follows the adventures of Paul Ravenal as he seeks to atone for the disgrace attached to his family name due to the actions of his father. Reprinted from the American edition which includes four photographic stills from the 1925 silent film starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe and Warner Oland.