At Day's Close Author Surname:Ekirch Martha is no stranger to

Martha is no stranger to controversy herself

lie-weaving

the more she investigates

she launches her own search

and rarely happily

At Day's Close Author Surname:Ekirch Martha is no stranger toFrom blanket fairs to night kings, curfews to crime, 'At Day's Close' is an intriguing and captivating investigation into the night. Until now, this rich and complex universe in which we spend nearly half of our lives was a world long lost to historians. Here, Ekirch explores how the night was lived in the past, through travel accounts, memoirs, letters, folklore, poems, court records and coroner's reports. More than this, it is a passionate argument