Shirley Jackson Livres

Hill House est une immense et lugubre résidence, construite au XIXe siècle par le richissime industriel Hugh Crain. C'est une monstruosité architecturale, née d'un esprit torturé qui la souhaita à son image : labyrinthique, ténébreuse et pleine de lourds et terribles secrets. On la dit hantée, maléfique. Un chercheur fasciné par les phénomènes paranormaux a réuni dans la vieille demeure trois sujets, dont la personnalité lui paraît propre à susciter des manifestations surnaturelles, pour vérifier si Hill House et ses fantômes sont à la hauteur de leur réputation. Le cauchemar peut commencer...

"Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and among our greatest writers of the female experience. This extraordinary compilation of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Jackson's beloved fiction, and also features family photographs and Shirley's own illustrations. Written over the course of nearly three decades, from Jackson's college years to three months before her premature death at the age of forty-eight, these letters become the autobiography Shirley Jackson never wrote, full of subversive wit, vivid imagination, and gorgeous prose. Jackson spent much of her adult life as a faculty wife and mother of four in Vermont, and the landscape here is the everyday: trips to the dentist and dream vacations, overdue taxes and broken Christmas tree bulbs, new dogs and new babies, fad diets and recipes for fudge. But in recounting these events to family, friends, and colleagues, she turns them into remarkable stories: entertaining, revealing, and wise. This intimate collection holds the beguiling prism of Shirley Jackson--writer and teacher, mother and daughter, neighbor and wife--up to the light"-- Provided by publisher

This deluxe collector's edition boxed set features the complete works of Shirley Jackson, showcasing all six of her novels alongside her renowned story collection, The Lottery, and an additional twenty-one stories. It offers a comprehensive look at Jackson's influential writing, making it a must-have for fans and collectors alike.

Features a collection of writings across different genres by the mid-twentieth-century author

Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid- twentieth-century common. 'Just an Ordinary Day' is a gift to a new generation. (San Francisco Chronicle) For Jackson devotees, as well as first- time readers, this is a feast ... A virtuoso collection (Publishers Weekly)

Noveller. Malice, deception and creeping dread lie beneath the surface of ordinary American life

Comprising three stories and two rhymes "A little too late", "Birthday boy", "Happy family", "Make a cake" and "Hop hop hop", this book introduces important reading vocabulary and progresses from two simple words on a page to a simple sentence. The illustrations give direct clues to the words.

Let Me Tell You brings together the brilliantly eerie short stories Jackson is best known for with frank and inspiring lectures on writing; comic essays she wrote about her large, rowdy family; and revelatory personal letters and drawings. Jackson's landscape here is most frequently domestic dinner parties, children's games and neighbourly gossip but one that is continually threatened and subverted in her unsettling, inimitable prose. This collection is the first opportunity to see Shirley Jackson's radically different modes of writing side by side, revealing her to be a magnificent storyteller, a sharp, sly humorist and a powerful feminist

Tigers, snakes and crocodiles too. But who watches you when you're at the zoo? * Sharing a story or rhyme for only 10 minutes each day helps your child to enjoy practising her reading. * Books 1-8 of Read with Ladybird will help children who are just starting to learn to read. * You can be confident that practising at home with Read with Ladybird will support work done at school.

In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her children In the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the seams of their first house, Jackson’s clan moves into a larger home. Of course, the chaos simply moves with them. A confrontation with the IRS, Little League, trumpet lessons, and enough clutter to bury her alive—Jackson spins them all into an indelible reminder that every bit as thrilling as a murderous family in a haunted house is a happy family in a new home.

Franklin has gathered four of Jackson's novels, with which she began her irreplaceable, all too-brief career. Originally published between 1948 and 1958, they are published here without change except for the correction of typographical errors. Within these stories Jackson explores the recessed concealed within the prosperous world of the postwar 1940s and 50s-- and withing our own unacknowledged selves. -- adapted from front flap and Note on the Texts, pages 842-843

Step into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson with a collection of her finest, creepiest short stories, revealing the queen of American gothic at her mesmerising best. This selection includes 'The Lottery', Jackson's masterpiece and one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century.

The perfect read for Hallowe'en, this volume of Jackson's finest stories reveals the queen of American gothic at her unsettling, mesmerising bestThere's something nasty in suburbia. In these deliciously dark tales, the daily commute turns into a nightmarish game of hide and seek, the loving wife hides homicidal thoughts and the concerned citizen might just be an infamous serial killer. In the haunting world of Shirley Jackson, nothing is as it seems and nowhere is safe, from the city streets to the country manor, and from the small-town apartment to the dark, dark woods.

Shirley Jackson's 1953 classic about life with her husband and four children in rural Vermont is one of America's most celebrated memoirs of family life. Facing badly behaved imaginary friends, intractable bank managers, an oblivious husband and ever-encroaching domestic chaos, Jackson might want to throw her hands up in despair but somehow manages to turn ordinary family experiences into brilliant adventures. Frequently hilarious, always warm and never sentimental, this is a book for anyone who has ever been in a family.

Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark secretTaking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.

'The Lottery', one of the most terrifying stories written in the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was published in 1948. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites 'The Lottery' with twenty-four equally unusual stories.

Drawing from her personal experiences and a real-life disappearance, this chilling second novel delves into themes of isolation and psychological tension. The narrative explores the unsettling dynamics of its characters as they confront fear and uncertainty, weaving a haunting tale that reflects Jackson's mastery of suspense and the uncanny. The atmospheric setting amplifies the sense of dread, making it a compelling read for fans of psychological horror.

A detailed account of one of the strangest and most shocking episodes in American history, written by the author of "The Lottery"Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls ignored those rules, spellbound by the tales told by a woman named Tituba. When questioned about their activities, the terrified girls set off a whirlwind of controversy as they accused townsperson after townsperson of being witches. Author Shirley Jackson examines in careful detail this horrifying true story of accusations, trials, and executions that shook a community to its foundations.

'From the sky and from the ground and from the sea there is danger; tell them in the house . . . ' Mrs Halloran has inherited the great Halloran house on the death of her son, much to the disgust of her daughter-in-law, the delight of her wicked granddaughter and the confusion of the rest of the household. But when the original owner - long dead - arrives to announce the world is ending and only the house and its occupants will be saved, they find themselves in a nightmare of strange marble statues, mysterious guests and the beautiful, unsettling Halloran sundial which seems to be at the centre of it all. Shirley Jackson blends sinister family politics and apocalyptic terror in a masterpiece of the macabre. 'A novel of gothic horror and shuddering suspense.' The New York Times With a Foreword by Victor LaValle

'Ever since Betsy had been a prisoner she had watched while Elizabeth slept . . . seeing the dim figures of Elizabeth's world when Elizabeth's eyes were open, and the screaming phantoms of Elizabeth's nightmares.' Elizabeth Richmond is almost too quiet to be believed, with no friends, no parents, and a job that leaves her strangely unnoticed. But soon she starts to behave in ways she can neither control nor understand, to the increasing horror of her doctor, and the humiliation of her self-centred aunt. As a tormented Elizabeth becomes two people, then three, then four, each wilder and more wicked than the last, a battle of wills threatens to destroy the girl and all who surround her. The Bird's Nest is a macabre journey into who we are, and how close we sometimes come to the brink of madness. With a Foreword by Kevin Wilson

It’s terribly important that I get in touch with a gentleman who may have stopped in here to buy flowers this morning. Terribly important.Sometimes, the person you think you love isn’t who they seem. And sometimes, you can be your own deception. Spanning Shirley Jackson's entire career, these devilish tales of love, death, and despair show us how all that keeps us safe in suburbia can strike up, leave, and instantly disappear.

The latest collection features three captivating ghost stories by acclaimed cartoonist Seth, showcasing his unique storytelling style and artistic talent. Each narrative intertwines elements of the supernatural with rich character development and evocative illustrations, inviting readers into haunting yet poignant tales. This collection promises to blend humor and melancholy, reflecting on themes of memory, loss, and the spectral connections that linger in our lives.

In Pepper Street, an attractive suburban neighbourhood filled with bullies and egotistical bigots, the feelings of the inhabitants are shallow and selfish: What can a neighbour gain from another neighbour, what may be won from a friend?

Cinema audiences all over the world enjoy a good ghost story, and for over half a century stories by the famous writers of supernatural fiction have been adapted for the screen. Classics of the Supernatural brings together the best of these chilling, inspirational tales.Collected here for the first time are short stories and self-contained episodes from works which inspired such classic pictures as The Old Dark House, The Ghost goes West, Dead Of Night, Ghost Story and Beetlejuice. As several of these stories have not appeared in paperback before or have long been out of print, Classics of the Supernatural is a must for anyone who loves a chilling tale.Content (in the book's contents list, movie titles are used):- Halloween's Child (Haunted) by James Herbert- Night Sequence (The Old Dark House) by J.B. Priestley- Sir Tristram Goes West (The Ghost Goes West) by Eric Keown- A Smokey Lady in Knickers (Topper) by Thorne Smith- Samhain (The Uninvited) by Dorothy Macardle- The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy (Dead Of Night) by Gerald Kersh- Casting the Runes (Night Of The Demon) by M.R. James- The Bus (The Haunting) by Shirley Jackson- The Trespassers (The Stone Tape) by Nigel Kneale- Lucy Comes To Stay (Asylum) by Robert Bloch- Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier- Harlequin (Halloween) by John Carpenter- Halley's Passing (Beetlejuice) by Michael McDowell

Pick up your list, no time to stop. Hop on your bike and off to the shop. * Sharing a story or rhyme for only 10 minutes each day helps your child to enjoy practising his reading. * Books 1-8 of Read with Ladybird will help children who are just starting to learn to read. * You can be confident that practising at home with Read with Ladybird will support work done at school.

“Die Teufelsbraut” ist eine Sammlung kurzer, merkwürdiger Geschichten über die dunkle Seite der menschlichen Natur. Geschichten über Wahnsinn, unglückliche Liebe und Angst, beklemmend leise und alle auf rätselhafte Weise zusammenhängend – von der ersten bis zur berühmten letzten “The Lottery” jede ein kunstvolles, behexendes Meisterwerk. Dieser Band enthält 25 Kurzgeschichten: "Die Berauschten", "Die Teufelsbraut", "Wie Mutter es immer gemacht hat", "Probe aufs Exempel", "Die Frau aus dem Village", "Mein Leben bei R.H. Macy", "Die Hexe", Die Verräterin", "Nach dir, mein lieber Alphonse", "Charles", "Nachmittag in Leinen", "Der Garten", "Dorothy, meine Großmutter und die Matrosen", "Zwiegespräch", "Elizabeth", "Eine gute alte Firma", "Die Puppe", "Sieben Arten von Ambiguität", "Komm und tanz mit mir in Irland", "Natürlich", "Salzsäule", Männer mit ihren großen Schuhen", "Der Zahn", "Ein Brief von Jimmy" und "Die Lotterie".

In diesem humorvollen Klassiker von Shirley Jackson aus dem Jahr 1957 wird das chaotische Leben einer liebenswerten Familie erzählt. Nach dem Umzug mit dem vierten Kind bleibt keine Ruhe, während die Kinder ihre eigenen Abenteuer erleben. Unterhaltsame Alltagsszenen und die Geschlechterrollen der 50er Jahre prägen die Erzählung.

A haunting and psychologically driven collection from Shirley Jackson that includes her best-known story The Lottery At last, Shirley Jackson's The Lottery enters Penguin Classics, sixty-five years after it shocked America audiences and elicited the most responses of any piece in New Yorker history. In her gothic visions of small-town America, Jackson, the author of such masterworks as The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, turns an ordinary world into a supernatural nightmare. This eclectic collection goes beyond her horror writing, revealing the full spectrum of her literary genius. In addition to Come Along with Me, Jackson's unfinished novel about the quirky inner life of a lonely widow, it features sixteen short stories and three lectures she delivered during her last years. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

Shirley Jacksons Roman "Krawall und Kekse" bietet eine urkomische und ehrliche Betrachtung von Familie und Mutterschaft. Die Autorin schildert humorvoll ihre Herausforderungen als Mutter von vier Kindern in Vermont, während sie zeitlose Themen wie Rollenverhältnisse beleuchtet. Ein unterhaltsames Lesevergnügen!

«A Shirley Jackson, che non ha mai avuto bisogno di alzare la voce»: con questa dedica si apre L'incendiaria di Stephen King. È infatti con toni sommessi e deliziosamente sardonici che la diciottenne Mary Katherine ci racconta della grande casa avita dove vive reclusa, in uno stato di idilliaca felicità, con la bellissima sorella Constance e uno zio invalido. Non ci sarebbe nulla di strano nella loro passione per i minuti riti quotidiani, la buona cucina e il giardinaggio, se non fosse che tutti gli altri membri della famiglia Blackwood sono morti avvelenati sei anni prima, seduti a tavola, proprio lì in sala da pranzo. E quando in tanta armonia irrompe l'Estraneo (nella persona del cugino Charles), si snoda sotto i nostri occhi, con piccoli tocchi stregoneschi, una storia sottilmente perturbante che ha le ingannevoli caratteristiche formali di una commedia. Ma il malessere che ci invade via via, disorientandoci, ricorda molto da vicino i "brividi silenziosi e cumulativi" che - per usare le parole di un'ammiratrice, Dorothy Parker abbiamo provato leggendo La lotteria . Perché anche in queste pagine Shirley Jackson si dimostra somma maestra del Male - un Male tanto più allarmante in quanto non circoscritto ai "cattivi", ma come sotteso alla vita stessa, e riscattato solo da piccoli miracoli di follia.

Już od wielu lat nikt nie odważył się zamieszkać w mrocznej posiadłości na obrzeżach Hillsdale. Nawet służba, która dba w nim o porządek, stara się nie zostawać na noc pod dachem Domu na wzgórzu. Jednak pewnego dnia ciszę otoczonego złą sławą domu zakłóca barwne towarzystwo: badacz zjawisk paranormalnych doktor Montague i jego pomocnicy egzaltowana Theodora, której całkiem nieźle udaje się czytać cudze karty i cudze myśli, przyszły właściciel posiadłości Luke oraz Eleanor, która miała styczność z poltergeistem. Próbując zgłębić tajemnice Domu na wzgórzu, sami odkrywają swoje najgłębsze sekrety. I z każdym dniem staje się coraz bardziej jasne, że to nie goście badają dom, tylko to on ich obserwuje, wybierając sobie ofiarę...

Il racconto di Shirley Jackson intitolato La lotteria ricorda da vicino, per la fama che lo circonda, la famigerata lettura radiofonica della Guerra dei Mondi di Orson Welles. Fama non immeritata, giacché la pubblicazione sul "New Yorker", nel 1949, scatenò un pandemonio. Molti lo presero alla lettera, reagendo all'istante e poi per lungo tempo con missive indignate o atterrite alla redazione. Certe cose non potevano, non dovevano succedere. Eppure la storia si presenta in tutta innocenza quale pura e semplice descrizione della lotteria che si svolge nell'atmosfera pastorale, quasi idilliaca, di un villaggio del New England in un luminoso mattino di giugno, come ogni anno da tempo immemore. Ma giunto al termine di questo racconto, come degli altri che compongono l'intensa silloge qui proposta, il lettore scoprirà da sé, in un crescendo di "brividi sommessi e progressivi" - come diceva Dorothy Parker - che cosa li rende dei classici del terrore. Secondo un altro illustre ammiratore della Jackson, oltre che maestro del genere, Stephen King, lo sono perché "finiscono con una svolta che porta dritto in un vicolo buio".