Perspectives on history, politics and culture article pdf available in rupkatha journal on interdisciplinary studies in humanities 11 june 2009 with 4,609 reads. The similarly titled, as on a darkling plain, by ben bova in 1972 also takes its title from this poem. The darkling plain is the vast saskatchewan prairie in the early years of the century and the main character vickers is a young man who has returned from wwi suffering a deep malaise of the soul along with weakened lungs from gas poisoning. When mechanic jeff obold meets the wealthy and mysterious bruno rubin, he is exposed for the first time to the finer things in life. Please, i thought as i opened the first page of a darkling plain, please dont be a disappointment. As on a darkling plain is the chronological first book in the others saga by sf master and sixtime hugo award winner ben bova. Whether you are new to recovery or one of our longtime members, your experience, your support, and, above all, your presence in the rooms where addicts meet to share recovery have been the motivating forces behind the production of this book.
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