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Lest Darkness Fall Study Guide

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by L. Sprague de Camp
About 10 pages (3,029 words)
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Lest Darkness Fall can be fun to discuss because it invites people to do a bit time traveling to an exotic and exciting era. How would a modern-day person adapt to sixth-century Italy?

What if that person did not have Padway's advantages: a forewarning of what the time slip would be like and a knowledge of the era's languages and history? If one did not know how to make brandy, what other low-technology innovation could one introduce in order to make money and buy some security?

1. How well does de Camp make sixth-century Rome come alive? Are there implausibilities that interfere with the suspension of disbelief?

2. How successful are Padway's efforts to avert "the fall of night"?

How successful will they be in the period after the end of the.....

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Lest Darkness Fall from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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