The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

Published:
2006-11-28
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ISBN:
9781101530641
Meeting:
2018-07-09 (meeting #18)
Chosen by:
Gwen
Pages:
208
File size (e-book):
240 KB
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Description:

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.  It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House.  At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena.  But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

Author Details:

Shirley Hardie Jackson (1916-1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.