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The Long Night (novel)

The Long Night
AuthorAndrew Nelson Lytle
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBobbs-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]

Reception

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

References

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  1. ^ Warren, Robert Penn (1971). "Andrew Lytle's "The Long Night": A Rediscovery". The Southern Review. 7 (1): 130. Retrieved 13 July 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. (6 September 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 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The Long Night". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1936. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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