The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House - Paperback

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The Haunting of Hill House - Paperback

The Haunting of Hill House - Paperback

by Shirley Jackson
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Book Overview

by Shirley Jackson (Author), Laura Miller (Introduction by)

The greatest haunted house story ever written--the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series!

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography

Shirley Jackson (1919-1965), a celebrated writer of horror, wrote many stories as well as six novels and two works of nonfiction.

Laura Miller, previously an editor at Salon.com, writes essays and reviews for the New York Times, the New Yorker, and other publications.

Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN
Publication Date: December 01, 2006
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Haunting of Hill House
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 11
ISBN9780143039983
Author Shirley Jackson
PublisherPenguin Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2006
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) is a towering figure in twentieth-century gothic fiction. She is the author of many books and short stories, including The Haunting of Hill House, Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and "The Lottery," which is considered to be her masterpiece.

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