The Long Night (novel)

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The Long Night
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Author Andrew Nelson Lytle
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Bobbs-Merrill Company
Publication date
1936
Publication placeUnited States
Pages331

The Long Night is a 1936 novel by the American writer Andrew Nelson Lytle. It is set around Montgomery, Alabama from 1850 and 1865 and is about a man who becomes torn between the prospect of avenging his murdered father and duty in the American Civil War. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Reception

Kirkus Reviews called it a good piece of Americana for "readers who enjoy lusty novels with war backgrounds". [5]

References

  1. ↑ Warren, Robert Penn (1971). "Andrew Lytle's "The Long Night": A Rediscovery" . The Southern Review . 7 (1): 130. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ Weatherby, H. L. (1970). "The Quality Of Richness: Observations On Andrew Lytle's 'The Long Night". Mississippi Quarterly . 23 (4): 383–390. JSTOR   26473903.
  3. ↑ Stillman, Chauncey (1936). "The Long Night. By Andrew Lytle. Bobbs-Merrill, $2.50". North American Review . 242 (2): 438–341. JSTOR   25114831.
  4. ↑ Marsh, Fred T. (September 6, 1936). "Mystery and Terror in Mr. Lytle's Novel of the South; THE LONG NIGHT. By Andrew Lytle. 331 pp. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. $2.50" . The New York Times . Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Long Night". Kirkus Reviews . September 1, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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