Major Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (7 May 1865 Dulwich, London 22 November 1948 London) was a British author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel The Four Feathers.
- When he finally decides to return to them he finds them now out of his reach and so he becomes a Buddhist Monk.
- However, the Sapphire that now adorns a temple is stolen and so begins an adventure to track down the missing gem.
- Sometimes violence or threatened violence accompanies it.
- Also, love and adventure followed Sapphires trail across half the world...
His short story The Sapphire follows a Sapphire given to a Captain Michael Crowther by his Burmese wife who he is deserting.
