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The Haunting Of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson
The Haunting Of Hill House

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ISBN13: 9780143039983
ISBN10: 0143039989
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When a book so poetically written as The Haunting of Hill House can so deeply disturb, unsettle, and live inside of you like an invading yet welcome organism, you know true literary magic has been created. Such is the case with Hill House. You will not soon forget its odd angled walls and ill-fitting door frames, those ghastly noises that wake you, the malicious presence next to you. Not to mention that such a novel was written by a woman in the 1950s. A pioneer for women in horror literature, Shirley Jackson remains as relevant as ever; just like Hill House, she has stood for 100 years and will stand for 100 more. Recommended By Heather A., Powells.com

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The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre.

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers — and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

About the Author

Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) received wide critical acclaim for her short story "The Lottery," which was first published in the New Yorker in 1948. Her novels include We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Sundial, and The Haunting of Hill House.

Laura Miller is a cofounder of Salon.com, where she is a senior writer. She is the editor of The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors and the introducer of the Penguin Classics edition of The Haunting of Hill House.


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Darcy J , October 23, 2014 (view all comments by Darcy J)
If you enjoy a really good ghost story as Halloween approaches, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is hard to beat. Probably best known for her eerie short story, "The Lottery", Jackson's haunted house novel is a classic of horror. If you think you know the story from having seen the dreadful 1999 movie, The Haunting, or even the much better 1963 version of the same name, you haven't. Quiet, yet terrifying, Jackson gives the house unearthly life from the first paragraph: "...Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills...and whatever walked there, walked alone." In a story with no gore, lovesick adolescent vampires, or even profanity, Jackson manages to draw you in and then scare the pants off you over and over again. Immerse yourself in Jackson's story and then sleep with the light on if you need to. It will be worth it.

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LyndaT , September 01, 2011 (view all comments by LyndaT)
This novel, like the tall and eerie spires of Hill House, towers above all other haunted house novels, and from the opening paragraph, the reader knows that they are in for a spooky treat. Lest you think this book is for horror fans only, far from it -- this is a thinking person's novel of suspense, mystery, humor, and a well-written treatise on relationships (married, strangers, friends, or lovers, both straight and lesbian), depending on the mindset of the reader. I'm proof of how each reading can give you a different experience.

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David Gerstle , July 31, 2009 (view all comments by David Gerstle)
Though seemingly an innocuous 'haunted house tale,' Jackson's novel has left an imprint unlike any other horror story. If I can say nothing else, after multiple reads, sometimes even on warm and sunny summer days, this book still gives me the creeps. Her novel succeeds so well because Jackson locates its horrors in places most of us could agree that they can (and would) be found - in our loneliness, self-doubt, awkwardness, and regret. In this sense, 'The Haunting of Hill House' is a ghost story taking place inside the heart and mind of its main character, Eleanor, who we find ourselves alternately pitying, loathing, loving, and praying for as things fall apart around (and inside) her. The result is a horror novel that engages its readers' emotions and intellects, even as Jackson works to scare us stupid.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143039983
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
12/01/2006
Publisher:
PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE
Series info:
Penguin Classics
Pages:
182
Height:
.56IN
Width:
5.18IN
Thickness:
.50
LCCN:
False
Series:
Penguin Classics
Age Range:
18 and up
Grade Range:
13 and up
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2006
UPC Code:
2800143039985
Author:
Shirley Jackson
Intro/preface:
Laura Miller
Media Run Time:
B
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Haunted houses
Subject:
Horror fiction
Subject:
Psychological fiction

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