Synopsis
'The Lottery', one of the most terrifying stories written in the twentieth
century, created a sensation when it was published in 1948. Today it is
considered a classic work of short fiction, remarkable for its combination of
subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the
mundane. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's
lifetime, unites 'The Lottery' with twenty-four equally unusual stories.