false 89723 10 <i>The Lottery</i>, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in <i>The New Yorker</i>. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the truly horrible--and power as a storyteller. 212602 1949 The Lottery: And Other Stories total:3681|5:1115|4:1586|3:779|2:149|1:52| 3681 14606 4613 273 4 8 false false Mon Jun 16 11:20:43 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 10:11:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sun Feb 18 09:23:38 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 18 09:26:29 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 06 16:33:15 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 15:10:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 08 12:23:43 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 13:09:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Feb 09 22:24:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 22:24:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 30 18:24:28 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 18:43:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 10:01:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 10:53:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 09:59:40 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:52:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:57:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 09:35:34 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 15:09:24 -0700 2009
Instead, knowing what was going to happen made the mundane opening details even more awful. Even more disturbing. This...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:37:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:47:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 11:02:33 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 09:10:01 -0700 2009 Basically what happens is this town of 300 people have a "lottery" every year. The families have their head of the house, which is normally the father, pick a paper from a black box. If one family ge...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 02 15:02:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 15:11:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 16 16:52:59 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 16:56:31 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Fri Jun 27 09:12:32 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 09:14:38 -0700 2008 5 0 false true Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 16:41:18 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 15:29:19 -0800 2009
Jackson was new to me, and I am...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:13:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:18:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 12:19:33 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:44:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jul 07 18:03:34 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 18:05:43 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Tue Jul 14 18:23:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 18:23:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 05:54:29 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 06:03:44 -0700 2009 more...]]>