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Wales, Prose: non-fiction, History, General & world history, History: earliest times to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Social & cultural history, Folklore, myths & legends, Natural history
A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.
'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATORA fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.
'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR
'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES
'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore
'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAY
From blanket fairs to night kings, curfews to crime, At Day's Close is an intriguing and captivating investigation into the night. Until now, this rich and complex universe in which we spend nearly half of our lives was a world long-lost to historians.
Here, Ekirch explores how the night was lived in the past, through travel accounts, memoirs, letters, folklore, poems, court records and coroner's reports. More than this, it is a passionate argument in the case for less artificial light in an increasingly bright world.
Praise for At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime
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A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness - Spectator
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A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year - MAIL ON SUNDAY
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A splendid book ... great entertainment
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Wonderful... Ekirch spares no pains to rediscover the lost world of the dark. ... A book that can't be summarised but must be experienced - LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
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In his fascinating survey of the dark hours of the pre-industrial era, A Roger Ekirch takes us deep into an age when the very lack of light threw life into confusion[an] engrossing book that illuminates the darker recesses of the past - Sunday Telegraph
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A comprehensive account of nightlife...bursting with esoteric and well-sourced information about everything from candles and curfews to church bells and chamber pots - Evening Standard
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