Benighted by J. B. Priestley
"Benighted" by J. B. Priestley is a novel published in 1927. When travelers seek refuge in an old Welsh country house during a storm, they encounter a family harboring dark secrets. Set in post-First World War Britain, the novel explores the era's pervasive disillusionment through characters Priestley described as "forms of postwar pessimism pretending to be people." Drawing on gothic literary traditions and inspired by "Jane Eyre," this atmospheric tale places ordinary
people in extraordinary circumstances where hidden truths await discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984 |
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| Title | Benighted |
| Original Publication | London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1927. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benighted_(novel) |
| Note | Published in the United States with the title: The old dark house. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Horror tales |
| Subject | Family secrets -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Wales -- Fiction |
| Subject | Travelers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Thrillers (Fiction) |
| Subject | Mansions -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pyromania -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73673 |
| Release Date | May 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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