Benighted (novel)
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| Author | J. B. Priestley |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | October 1927 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Benighted (published in the United States as The Old Dark House) is a 1927 novel by the British writer
Adaptations
It served as the basis for James Whale's film The Old Dark House in 1932 and its remake in 1963.[5]
Analysis
The book has been described as a study of British feeling following the First World War. Priestley himself described the book's characters as "forms of postwar pessimism pretending to be people".[6] As an author, Priestley tended to pit characters against people and environments that took place outside their regular circumstances.[7] Within the book, three travelers are taken in by a family, and they discover hidden dark secrets. The book draws on gothic literature elements.[6] In particular, the book draws inspiration from the 1847 novel Jane Eyre.[8]
References
- ISBN 978-0521085359.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1920). Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ISBN 9780415230032. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1920). Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ISBN 9780810869639.
- ^ ISBN 9781847796448. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ISBN 9781904764380.
- ISBN 9781783488834. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
Bibliography
- Baxendale, John. Priestley’s England: J. B. Priestley and English culture. Manchester University Press, 2013.
- Gale, Maggie B. J.B. Priestley. Routledge, 2008.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.