Benighted

Benighted - Paperback

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Benighted

Benighted - Paperback

by J. B. Priestley
$17.26
Sale price  $17.26 Regular price 

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Benighted unfolds on a night of unrelenting rain and darkness as three weary travelers seek refuge in an isolated manor. Inside, they encounter the strange Femm family-an aging brother and sister, a hulking mute servant, and the unseen patriarch confined upstairs. As the storm worsens, so does the atmosphere in the house, where fear, repression, and long-held secrets threaten to unravel the sanity of everyone within.

This early 20th-century novel combines elements of psychological suspense, decaying aristocracy, and subtle horror to create a deeply unsettling gothic tale. With rising tension and claustrophobic dread, it explores the frayed edges of civilization in the face of primal fear.

ISBN9781667663777
Author J. B. Priestley
PublisherWildside Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages134
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About J. B. Priestley

J.B. Priestley was born in 1894 in Bradford, Yorkshire. His plays dominated the London stage from the 1930s to the 1950s with such classics as Dangerous Corner, Eden End, Laburnum Grove, I Have Been Here Before, Time and the Conways, When We Are Married, Johnson Over Jordan, They Came to a City, An Inspector Calls, The Linden Tree, Summer Day's Dream and The Glass Cage. His many novels include The Good Companions, Angel Pavement, Bright Day and Lost Empires. During the Second World War, he established a new reputation as a broadcaster and social commentator. He died in 1984.

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