Shirley Jackson

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, Short stories, allegory, change, death, gentleman's agreements, nonlinear narrative, recluses, short stories, tradition, Crime, Juvenile audience, Satanism, 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