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Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story The Lottery was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail, it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by Hangsaman, The Bird's Nest, The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the ...

Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short storywas first published in in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail, it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, , was published in the same year and was followed by five more: , , , and , widely seen as her masterpiece. In addition to her dark, brilliant novels, she wrote lightly fictionalized magazine pieces about f...

Alone since four members of the family died of arsenic poisoning, Merricat, Constance, and Julian Blackwood spend their days in happy isolation until cousin Charles appears.

Atmosphärisches Hörspiel von TITANIA MEDIEN, ausgezeichnet mit dem Kritiker-Hörspiel-Award als "Bestes Hörspiel-Label 2005".New England 1958: Die Situation auf dem von Spukphänomenen heimgesuchten Landsitz Hill House spitzt sich für Dr. Montague und sein Team weiter zu. Die Ereignisse scheinen sich verstärkt auf Eleanor zu konzentrieren, die Hill House immer mehr als ihr Zuhause empfindet. Als Dr. Montagues Frau Gladys eintrifft, gerät das Exp...

Atmosphärisches Hörspiel von TITANIA MEDIEN, ausgezeichnet mit dem Kritiker-Hörspiel-Award als "Bestes Hörspiel-Label 2005".New England 1958: Dr. Montague mietet für eine Untersuchung übernatürlicher Phänomene den einsam gelegenen Landsitz Hill House. Zu seinem Team zählen die scheue Eleanor und die lebenslustige Theodora, die beide bereits Erfahrungen mit dem Übersinnlichen gemacht haben, sowie Luke, der Neffe der Besitzerin. Recht schnell ko...

A new volume of unpublished and newly discovered stories, essays, letters and drawings from the author of "The Lottery".

Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperbackWinner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with twelve influential American literary cl...

A classic collection of dark, funny and haunting short stories from the American author, including some tales that have never been published in the UK before.

The compelling novel that began Shirley Jackson's legendary careerPepper Street is a really nice, safe California neighborhood. The houses are tidy and the lawns are neatly mowed. Of course, the country club is close by, and lots of pleasant folks live there. The only problem is they knocked down the wall at the end of the street to make way for a road to a new housing development. Now, that's not good-it's just not good at all. Satirically ex...

Four seekers have come to the abandoned old mansion: an occult scholar, his lovely assistant, a homeless girl, and the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises, but Hill House is gathering its powers...

Four seekers have come to the abandoned old mansion: an occult scholar, his lovely assistant, a homeless girl, and the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises, but Hill House is gathering its powers...

Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, this deliciously unsettling novel is about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.

Enter Jacob's world and your play time is limited only by your imaginiation. How many adventures does a fish or worm experience in a day? Are birds as happy as they seem on warm, spring mornings? Learn how Jacob discovers nature and how much joy there is to be found in a grandmother's back yard.

Merricat Blackwood woont met haar enige zus Constance en haar oom Julian in het Blackwoods familiehuis. Niet lang geleden waren er zeven Blackwoods, totdat er op een vreselijke nacht een dodelijke dosis arsenicum in de suikerpot belandde. Constance werd verdacht van de moord omdat zij geen suiker heeft gegeten, maar ze is vrijgesproken, en sindsdien laat de buitenwereld de Blackwoods niet meer met rust. Wanneer hun neef Charles arriveert wordt...

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On a day when the sky is green and the sun is blue, a magician appears to make a child's wishes come true. Colorful two-page spreads depict a series of whimsical wonders.

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