At Day's Close: History of 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.