The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this
century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical
reader responses.
This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally
unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable
range – from the hilarious to the truly horrible – and power as a
storyteller.
Contents:
- The Intoxicated
- The Daemon Lover
- Like Mother Used to Make
- Trial by Combat
- The Villager
- My Life with R. H. Macy
- The Witch
- The Renegade
- After You, My Dear Alphonse
- Charles
- Afternoon in Linen
- Flower Garden
- Dorothy and My Grandfather and the Sailors
- Colloquy
- Elizabeth
- A Fine Old Firm
- The Dummy
- Seven Types of Ambiguity
- Come Dance with Me in Ireland
- Of Course
- Pillar of Salt
- Men with Their Big Shoes
- The Tooth
- Got a Letter from Jimmy
- The Lottery
