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