Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages Styron's novels--such as Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice--have established him as a writer of international stature. Here he traces the betrayals, spite and disappointed love that afflict the members of a Southern family and that culminate in the suicide of the beautiful Peyton Loftis. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 90
Page 147
... Helen sat down again , trying to summon up , out of her infinite weariness , strength , and the courage to face Carey : he'll no longer tell me about God or Milton . I know now about it all . I know . I'l get by his silly , sweet ...
... Helen sat down again , trying to summon up , out of her infinite weariness , strength , and the courage to face Carey : he'll no longer tell me about God or Milton . I know now about it all . I know . I'l get by his silly , sweet ...
Page 148
... Helen arose , but the woman wouldn't stop , grasping her convulsively , and Helen could feel the scaly calluses of her palm . " Mamma say ever since you come back from up there where po ' little Maudie passed away , dat Cha'lottesville ...
... Helen arose , but the woman wouldn't stop , grasping her convulsively , and Helen could feel the scaly calluses of her palm . " Mamma say ever since you come back from up there where po ' little Maudie passed away , dat Cha'lottesville ...
Page 175
... Helen , made bandages and learned how to stanch the flow of blood from shattered limbs ; while the children , enjoying the pervading air of confusion , heard the warnings sound at night and watched their fathers , among them Loftis ...
... Helen , made bandages and learned how to stanch the flow of blood from shattered limbs ; while the children , enjoying the pervading air of confusion , heard the warnings sound at night and watched their fathers , among them Loftis ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adelphia Albert Berger anyway baby began beneath blue bottle Bunny Carey Casper champagne Charlottesville cheeks clock Daddy Faith dance darkness darling dear Dick Dolly Dolly's door dreams drink drunk Earl Sanders eyes face feel felt fingers gazed gently girl glass gone gulls hair hand Harry head heard hearse Helen hell honey katydids kissed knew La Ruth laugh lawn Lennie light limousine lips listen Loftis looked Maudie Maudie's Milton mimosas mind mother nembutal never nigger night noise odor once past paused Peyton Pookie Port Warwick remembered rustle Ruth seawall seemed shoulder silence smell smile somehow sorry sound Stonewall stood suddenly sweat sweet talk tell things thought told took trembling turned voice wait walked watched What's whisky wind window Winnie-the-Pooh woman words