Author | J. B. Priestley |
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Language | English |
Genre | Drama, Thriller |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | October 1927 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type |
Benighted (published in the United States as The Old Dark House) is a 1927 novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. [1] [2] Priestley's second published novel, the story explores the post- First World War disillusionment that Britain felt during the time period. [3] A number of travelers are forced to take shelter at an old Welsh country house during a storm. The book was published in the United States in 1928. [4]
It served as the basis for James Whale's film The Old Dark House in 1932 and its remake in 1963. [5]
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]
Author | J. B. Priestley |
---|---|
Language | English |
Genre | Drama, Thriller |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | October 1927 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type |
Benighted (published in the United States as The Old Dark House) is a 1927 novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley. [1] [2] Priestley's second published novel, the story explores the post- First World War disillusionment that Britain felt during the time period. [3] A number of travelers are forced to take shelter at an old Welsh country house during a storm. The book was published in the United States in 1928. [4]
It served as the basis for James Whale's film The Old Dark House in 1932 and its remake in 1963. [5]
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]