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Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, a trove of iconic horror stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson, the master of the haunted tale (The New York Times Book Review). Featuring an introduction by A. M. Homes.

One of the darkest, most nightmarish stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's The Lottery created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. This lucid tale of a sleepy town's annual lotteryand the monstrous desires it awakensendures as an essential classic of American fiction.
The Lottery and Other Stories unites The Lottery with twenty-four wonderfully strange and equally terrifying short stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable rangefrom the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominousand showcase a true master at the height of her haunting powers.

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/06/2023
      ISBN13: 9781250910158, 978-1250910158
      ISBN10: 1250910153
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      Anthologies & Short Stories Horror & Ghost Stories

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, a trove of iconic horror stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson, the master of the haunted tale (The New York Times Book Review). Featuring an introduction by A. M. Homes.

      One of the darkest, most nightmarish stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's The Lottery created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. This lucid tale of a sleepy town's annual lotteryand the monstrous desires it awakensendures as an essential classic of American fiction.
      The Lottery and Other Stories unites The Lottery with twenty-four wonderfully strange and equally terrifying short stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable rangefrom the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominousand showcase a true master at the height of her haunting powers.

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