The Magic of Shirley Jackson

Name: The Magic of Shirley Jackson
Rating: 3.875 (8 reviews)

Shirley Jackson · Stanley Edgar Hyman

Jan 1966 · Macmillan + ORM

8 reviews

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An essential collection of books and short stories from the influential award-winning author.

Experience The Magic of Shirley Jackson with this generous selection of the author's greatest work.

This collection consists of three complete books: The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, and Raising Demons

And eleven short stories: "The Daemon Lover" * "My Life with R. H. Macy" * "Colloquy" * "Pillar of Salt" * "The Renegade" * "Flower Garden" * "Elizabeth" * "Come Dance with Me in Ireland" * "Of Course" * "The Tooth" * "The Lottery"

"Jackson's great gift is not to create a world of fantasy and terror, but rather to discover the existence of the grotesque in the ordinary world. The grotesque is so powerful here because it takes off from everyday life and constantly returns there, until we do not know ourselves quite where we are; until we feel that everyday has a little Halloween in it. The Magic of Shirley Jackson was real and powerful, and its spell abides." — The New York Times Book Review

An essential collection of books and short stories from the influential award-winning author. Experience The Magic of Shirley Jackson with this generous selection of the author's greatest work. This collection consists of three complete books: The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, and Raising...

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8 reviews

Tim Pierce

September 1, 2013

This book is timeless and contains some of Jackson's best work, but unfortunately this edition is riddled with formatting errors. All of the emphasis from the print edition has been lost, and the book is full of obvious typographical mistakes. The overall reading experience is badly diminished, and until the publisher issues a corrected version, I can't recommend this one.

Heidi Merchant

November 2, 2015

What can I say,I love Shirley Jackson, She's an awesome mix of Erma Bombeck andAlfred Hitchcock.

About the author

Shirley Jackson (1919-1965), the author of The Haunting of Hill House, Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is considered one of the masters of modern gothic fiction. She is perhaps best known for her short story "The Lottery."

Shirley Jackson (1919-1965), the author of The Haunting of Hill House, Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is considered one of the masters of modern gothic fiction. She is perhaps best known for her short story "The Lottery."

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