The Lottery and Other Stories

A powerful collection of short stories by Shirley Jackson The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was first published in the "New Yorker." Powerful and haunting, and nights of unrest were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Jackson s lifetime, unites The Lottery with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate her remarkable range from the hilarious to the truly horrible and power as a storyteller."