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Benighted

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Penguin Horror: A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated, and kept readers wide awake at night. A group of travellers find themselves marooned in the Welsh countryside by torrential rains and buffeting... Read More
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Penguin Horror: A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated, and kept readers wide awake at night.

A group of travellers find themselves marooned in the Welsh countryside by torrential rains and buffeting winds. Desperate to find shelter from the storm, they flee to a crumbling mansion, where they are reluctantly taken in by the cloistered, erratic Femm family. Strange on first meeting, the secretive family's true peculiarities only become clear as the night unfolds...

A gothic treat shot through with the dejection and anxiety of a world recovering from the horrors of the First World War, J. B. Priestley's Benighted is a razor-sharp blend of dark social satire and even darker dread.

"There are none too many stories comparable with this one" - The New York Times

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ISBN: 9781405985802

Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ

Format: Paperback / softback

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Weight: 140g

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