Benighted_(novel)
Benighted (published in the United States as The Old Dark House) is a 1927 novel by the British writer J.B. Priestley.[1][2] Priestley's second published novel, the story explores the post-First World War disillusionment that Britain felt during the time period.[3] A number of travelers are forced to take shelter at an old Welsh country house during a storm. The book was published in the United States in 1928.[4]