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Shirley Jackson

(1916 - 1965)

The late Shirley Jackson is the author of the classic short story, "The Lottery," a dark, unforgettable tale of the unthinking and murderous customs of a small New England town. She is also the author of several American Gothic novels, such as We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Haunting of Hill House. Her atmospheric stories explore themes of psychological turmoil, isolation, and the inequity of fate.

Genres: Horror

Novels

   The Road through the Wall (1948)
     aka The Other Side of the Street
   Hangsaman (1951)
   The Bird's Nest (1954)
     aka Lizzie
   The Witchcraft of Salem Village (1956)
   The Sundial (1958)
   The Haunting of Hill House (1959)
     aka The Haunting
   And Baby Makes Three (1960)
   We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962)
   Famous Sally (1966)

Omnibus

Four Novels of the 1940s & 50s (2020)

Collections

   The Lottery (1949)
     aka The Lottery and Other Stories
   9 Magic Wishes (1963)
   The Magic of Shirley Jackson (1966)
   Come along with Me (1968)
   Three Stories (1991)
   From Our Porch Swing (poems) (1992)
   Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson (1996)
   Just an Ordinary Day (1996)
   Shirley Jackson Collected Short Stories (2001)
   Shirley Jackson: Novels and Stories (2010)
   Let Me Tell You (2015)
   Dark Tales (2016)
   The Shirley Jackson Collection (2020)

Chapbooks

One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts (1979)
Charles (1990)

Novellas

   Men with Their Big Shoes (1947)
   The Summer People (1950)
   A Visit (1950)
   The Missing Girl (1957)

Non fiction series

Life among the Savages
1. Life among the Savages (1953)
2. Raising Demons (1959)

Non fiction

The Letters of Shirley Jackson (2021) (with Laurence Hyman)

Anthologies containing stories by Shirley Jackson

Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow (1952)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 4th Series (1955)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 5th Series (1956)
Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories (1956)
Stories of Suspense (1963)
The 2nd Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1966)
Points of View (1966)
More Stories Strange and Sinister (1967)
The Evil People (1968)
The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories (1970)
London Tales of Terror (1972)
The Other Dimension (1972)
Great British Short Stories (1974)
A Little Night Reading (1974)
Open at Your Own Risk (1975)
The Black Magic Omnibus Volume 1 (1976)
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981)
Witches' Brew (1984)
Realms of Darkness (1985)
The Colour of Evil (1987)
Haunting Women (1988)
Urban Horrors (1990)
Ghost Movies (1995)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995)
American Gothic Tales (1996)
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1998)
aka The Fantasy Hall of Fame
Mistresses of the Dark (1998)
A Haunting Collection (1999)
Nightshade (2000)

Short stories

	The Bus
	Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors
	After You, My Dear Alphonse (1943)
	Afternoon in Linen (1943)
	Come Dance with Me in Ireland (1943)
	Colloquy (1944)
	A Fine Old Firm (1944)
	Trial By Combat (1944)
	The Villager (1944)
	Charles [short story] (1948)
	The Daemon Lover (1948)
	The Lottery [short story] (1948)
	Pillar of Salt (1948)
	The Renegade (1948)
	Seven Types of Ambiguity (1948)
	The Tooth (1948)
	The Dummy (1949)
	Elizabeth (1949)
	Flower Garden (1949)
	Got a Letter from Jimmy (1949)
	The Intoxicated (1949)
	Like Mother Used to Make (1949)
	My Life with R. H. Macy (1949)
	Of Course (1949)
	The Witch (1949)
	The Lovely House (1950)
	Root of Evil (1953)
	Bulletin (1954)
	One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts [short story] (1955)
	The Omen (1958)
	A Great Voice Stilled (1960)
	The Beautiful Stranger (1968)