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Nigel Brown's Night Land Essays

Among other things, Nigel Brown explains why he disagrees with some common assessments of The Night Land.

By Nigel Brown

A woman in a gown, drawn in blue and white

The key to reading The Night Land is to start with Chapter 2. At least, that's the advice given to all Night Land virgins.

An Apology for the Linguistic Architecture of THE NIGHT LAND

By Nigel Brown

A woman painted on a Greek urn

What can be said is defence of Hodgson's style?

By Nigel Brown

An armed man outside a tall, steep-sided pyramid, surrounded by green mist... the power of Hodgson's novel goes beyond that conjured up by his imagination. Hodgson uses solid narrative techniques to tell his story; techniques which are worth a closer look by any writer interested in writing a gripping story.