At Day's Close

A History of Nighttime

By: Professor A. Roger Ekirch

Narrated by: Roger Davis

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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 A. Roger Ekirch (P)2022 Orion Publishing Group

Critic reviews

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

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

"Fascinating." (Sunday Times)

what's in the dark

I saw this author and book on a History Channel specially called Afraid of the Dark. I wanted to know more so I bought the book to see what it is about. It went over my head. It was very good and well written. I am just not as knowledgeable of Mideviel times. I will learn more and come back and listen again. Very good.

Interesting topic, bad execution

This feels like a PowerPoint read by a narrator and not a book. Even though I am intrigued by the topic, I could not finish it.

Too long Bad reading

This would have been better with a third less text.
The reader switched to a bad American accent when reading quotes from Americans.