The Lottery, and Seven Other Stories

Written by Shirley Jackson

Narrated by Carol Jordan Stewart

Who can forget the first time they heard the story? Considered one of the masterpieces of American literature, “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in the New Yorker. Since then it has become one of the most anthologized stories in American literature.

Powerful and haunting, subtle and horrifying, the tale demonstrates Shirley Jackson’s mastery of storytelling. This one-of-a-kind audio collection, from the only anthology published during the author’s lifetime, unites “The Lottery” with seven other equally unique stories. Jackson reveals the hidden evils of the human mind and society in these compelling stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Release date: May 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781572705920

Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) was born in San Francisco on December 14, 1916. She first received wide critical acclaim for “The Lottery,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1948 and went on to become one of the most anthologized stories in American literature. She is the author of six novels, including The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle; two best- selling family memoirs, Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons; hundreds of short stories, many published in five collections; several children’s books; and two plays. An extraordinary compilation of her personal correspondence was recently published as The Letters of Shirley Jackson. For many years she lived in North Bennington, Vermont, with her husband, the renowned literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman, and their four children. She died on August 8, 1965