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"As we approach the centenary of [Jackson's] birth comes this ... compilation of fifty-six pieces--more than forty of which have never been published before. Two of Jackson's children co-edited this volume, culling through the vast archives of their mothers paper's at the Library of Congress, select...

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Main Author: Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965 (Author)
Other Authors: Hyman, Laurence Jackson (Editor), DeWitt, Sarah Hyman (Editor), Franklin, Ruth (author of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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Short stories.
Essays.
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Summary:"As we approach the centenary of [Jackson's] birth comes this ... compilation of fifty-six pieces--more than forty of which have never been published before. Two of Jackson's children co-edited this volume, culling through the vast archives of their mothers paper's at the Library of Congress, selecting only the very best for inclusion"--Dust jacket flap.
Physical Description:xxvii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:9780812997668 (acid-free paper) :
0812997662 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes:Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California on December, 14, 1919. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1940. Much of her writing was done during the years she was raising her children. She is best-known for the short story The Lottery, which was first published in 1948 and adapted for television in 1952 and into play form in 1953.

Her published works include articles, nonfiction prose, plays, poetry, seven novels, and fifty-five short stories. Her other works include Life among the Savages, Raising Demons, The Haunting of Hill House, which was adapted to film, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. She died on August 8, 1965 at the age of 45.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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