Jackson, Shirley

A collection of twenty-five stories by twentieth-century American author Shirley Jackson, including her most famous work, "The Lottery.".

A child meets a magician who grants eight wonderfully fantastic wishes, with one wish left over.

Contains a selection of writings by twentieth-century American author Shirley Jackson, including sixteen short stories, three lectures delivered at colleges and writers' conferences, and the novel "Come Along with Me," which was unfinished at the time of Jackson's death in 1965.

The people of a village perform their annual lottery, with startling consequences for the recipient of the one paper with the black spot.