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The stories in this edition represent the great diversity of her work, from humor to her shocking explorations of the human psyche. The tales range, chronologically, from the writings of her college days and residence in Greenwich Village in the early 1940s, to the unforgettably chilling... read more
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First Sentence edit
HE WAS TALLER THAN I had imagined him.
Table of Contents edit
I. Introduction
Preface: All I Can Remember
II. PART I: UNPUBLISHED STORIES
1. The Smoking Room
2. I Don't Kiss Strangers
3. Summer Afternoon
4. Indians Live in Tents
5. The Very Hot Sun in Bermuda
6. Nightmare
7. Dinner For a Gentleman
8. Party of Boys
9. Jack The Ripper
10. The Honeymoon of Mrs. Smith (Versions I and II)
11. The Sister
12. Arch-Criminal
13. Mrs. Anderson
14. Come to the Fair
15. Portrait
16. Gnarly the King Of The Jungle
17. The Good Wife
18. Devil of a Tale
19. The Mouse
20. My Grandmother and the World of Cats
21. Maybe It Was The Car
22. Lovers Meeting
23. My Recollections of S.B. Fairchild
24. Deck The Halls
25. Lord of the Castle
26. What A Thought
27. When Barry Was Seven
28. Before Autumn
29. The Story We Used To Tell
30. My Uncle in the Garden
III. PART II: UNCOLLECTED STORIES
31. On The House
32. Little Old Lady in Great Need
33. When Things Get Dark
34. Whistler's Grandmother
35.Family Magician
36. The Wishing Dime
37. About Two Nice People
38. Mrs. Melville Makes a Purchase
39. Journey With a Lady
40. The Most Wonderful Thing
41. The Friends
42. Alone in a Den of Cubs
43. The Order of Charlotte's Going
44. One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts
45. The Missing Girl
46. The Omen
47. The Very Strange House Next Door
48. A Great Voice Stilled
49. All She Said Was Yes
50. Home
51. I.O.U.
52. The Possibility of Evil
Epilogue: Fame
Authors & Contributors edit
- Shirley Jackson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
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Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
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- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( J ) › Jackson, Shirley
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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