The Night Land

By: Hodgson, William Hope

The beginning of the book establishes the framework in which a 17th-century gentleman, mourning the death of his beloved, Lady Mirdath, is given a vision of a far-distant future where their souls will be re-united, and sees the world of that time through the eyes of a future incarnation. The language and style used are intended to resemble that of the 17th century, though the prose has features characteristic of no period whatsoever: the almost-complete lack of dialogue and proper names, for example. Critic Ian Bell has suggested that John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" (1667) is probably a partial literary inspiration for Hodgson's novel, especially due to the hellish visions of sombre intensity which mark both works, and other similarities including the use of massive structures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08R4FBCM2
• ISBN13: 9798581198131
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 597 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.5" x 5.0"