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Shirley Jackson

Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer, known primarily for her works of horror and mystery.

Source: Shirley Jackson on Wikipedia.

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American writer (1916-1965)

Born 14 Dec 1916
Died 8 Aug 1965

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  • Cover of: Ready for School (Start School)

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rollercoaster Ride
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Sticker Stories

    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Stuck in the Mud
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    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Summer People & the Little House

    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: To a Foreign Shore

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Lottery and Other Stories

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The scapegoat: ritual and literature
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    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Scarlet Letter: and Related Readings
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    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Shirley Jackson Collection

    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Football Frenzy (Read with Ladybird)
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Summer People

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Shirley Jackson : Four Novels of the 1940s & 50s: The Road Through the Wall / Hangsaman / The Bird's Nest / The Sundial

    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Routledge International Handbook of Race, Class and Gender

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: American Women Fiction Writers: 1900-1960: Volume Two
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    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Formas

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Special delivery: a useful book for brand new mothers in which Shirley Jackson as chief resident provides a sane and sage approach to the hilarious and homey situations which accompany the advent of motherhood--aided by a well-tried staff of specialists including Mark Twain [and others] with some practical and not-too-solemn advice and suggestions by Edmund N. Joyner III.
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    First published in 1960 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction
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    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Abbiamo sempre vissuto nel castello

    First published in 2009 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bird's Nest

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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American writer (1916-1965)

Born 14 Dec 1916
Died 8 Aug 1965

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, American literature, Horror stories, short story, Juvenile fiction, Puritans, American Horror tales, Classic Literature, Detective and mystery stories, Mentally ill women, allegory, change, death, gentleman's agreements, nonlinear narrative, recluses, short stories, tradition, Crime, Juvenile audience, Satanism, Short stories, catechism, Boys

Places

New England, Massachusetts, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Salem Village, Araby, Araby bazaar, New York, North Richmond Street, Wall Street, United States, Alabama, Ireland, Owl Creek Bridge, Mallard residence, Galway, England, London, India, Justice of the Peace Court, Calcutta, Surrey, Amazon rainforest, Caribbean

People

Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Mangan's sister, Nippers, Turkey, Fortunato, John H. Watson, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Brently Mallard, Josephine

Time

Antebellum era, 1600s, 19th century, 1861-65, Carnival, 20th century, 1890, 1861-1865, 1888, American Civil War, Civil War, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Ivy Day, carnival

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  • Shirley Hardie Jackson

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