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 Jacksons lifetime, unites The Lottery with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate her remarkable rangefrom the hilarious to the truly horribleand power as a storyteller.