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At Day's Close

A History of Nighttime

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At Day's Close

By: Professor A. Roger Ekirch
Narrated by: Roger Davis
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A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.

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.

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Critic reviews

"A splendid book...great entertainment'."(Sir Patrick Moore)

"A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness." (Spectator)

"Fascinating." (Sunday Times)
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I have to be honest - I struggled to continue listening to this as the narrator's voice was so irritating. It sounded like they were permanently sneering, in a very smug manner. I found myself just wanting to shout at the phone 'ffs can you just read it NORMALLY!'

Such a shame as I was so looking forward to this book, and factually it was really interesting - but it became difficult to enjoy it because of the highly irritating narration.

spoilt by narration

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