{"product_id":"9781474624916","title":"At Day's Close","description":"Author: A. Roger Ekirch\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474624916\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Aug 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' \u003c\/b\u003eSPECTATOR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A splendid book ... great entertainment'\u003c\/b\u003e Sir Patrick Moore\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year'\u003c\/b\u003e MAIL ON SUNDAY\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom blanket fairs to night kings, curfews to crime, \u003ci\u003eAt Day's Close \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930180255902,"sku":"ADS-9781474624916","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474624916.jpg?v=1793852432","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474624916","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}