The Lottery and Other Stories

The Lottery , one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker . “Power and haunting,” and “nights of unrest” were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson’s lifetime, unites “The ” with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jack son’s remarkable range–from the hilarious to the truly horrible–and power as a storyteller.