A Day in the Dark Summary
Elizabeth Bowen

A Day in the Dark Summary

"A Day in the Dark" was first published in the journal Botteghe Oscure in 1955 and later in a collection of Elizabeth Bowen's short stories in 1965. Bowen gave the title of the collection the same name as the story, which she placed at the very end as an important closing statement to the work. "A Day in the Dark," considered a "timeless gem" by many readers including F. L. H. Jr. in his review...

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