''Temno'' (Darkness) is a Czech historical novel, written by

Alois Jirásek Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement in ...

. It was first published in 1915.The World and Its Peoples: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland 1965 "Jirdsek's historical novels, which are animated by fervent patriotism, were acclaimed by critics and public alike. ... the Currents (1891) and Against the Whole World (1894), both about the Hussite movement, and Darkness (1915), about ... The Nationalists Alois Jirasek (1851-1930) was a popular Czech novelist who used themes from Czech history. ... Soul and Work (1913) was his best volume of essays."

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1915 novels Historical novels Novels by Alois Jirásek Novels set in the 18th century {{CzechRepublic-stub