Night

Night has always inspired in man a sense of wonder, of romance, of fear, and of mystery. It is a time of rest, and therefore a welcome time. But it is also a time of shadows, of strange silver moonlight, of sounds and voices not heard in the day. Night is a rich darkness that reveals, questions, and promises. In this book are excerpts from many kinds of literature—from plays, novels, poetry—all of the paths that man has taken through words to express the varied faces of night. And with the words are photographs that sensitively penetrate night's many moods.