Format:
XII, 388 Seiten ;
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25 cm.
ISBN:
0-553-10303-2
Content:
Fifty-odd stories, half of them never published before. The new lot includes a story on a girl who gets the devil to sell her his soul. Jackson (1919-1965) wrote The Haunting of Hill House.
Note:
Contents: The smoking room -- I don't kiss strangers -- Summer afternoon -- Indians live in tents -- The very hot sun in Bermuda -- Nightmare -- Dinner for a gentleman -- Party of boys -- Jack the ripper -- The honeymoon of Mrs. Smith (versions I and II) -- The sister -- Arch-criminal -- Mrs. Anderson -- Come to the fair -- Portrait -- Gnarly the king of the jungle -- The good wife -- Devil of a tale -- The mouse -- My grandmother and the world of cats -- Maybe it was the car -- Lovers meeting -- My recollections of S.B. Fairchild -- Deck the halls -- Lord of the castle -- What a thought -- When Barry was seven -- Before autumn -- The story we used to tell -- My uncle in the garden -- On the house -- Little old lady in great need -- When things get dark -- Whistler's grandmother -- Family magician -- The wishing dime -- About two nice people -- Mrs. Melville makes a purchase -- Journey with a lady -- The most wonderful thing -- The friends -- Alone in a den of cubs -- The order of Charlotte's going -- One ordinary day, with peanuts -- The missing girl -- The omen -- The very strange house next door -- A great voice stilled -- All she said was yes -- Home -- I.O.U. -- The possibility of evil. - A collection of new and previously unpublished stories: Fifty-odd stories, half of them never published before. The new lot includes a story on a girl who gets the devil to sell her his soul. Jackson (1919-1965) wrote The Haunting of Hill House
Language:
English
Keywords:
Fiktionale Darstellung
Author information:
Jackson, Shirley 1916-1965
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