| Description |
xii, 388 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
A collection of new and previously unpublished stories. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Short stories.
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01117043
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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Horror fiction.
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Wit and humor.
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| Added Author |
Hyman, Laurence J.
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DeWitt, Sarah Hyman.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Just an ordinary day. New York : Bantam Books, ©1996 (OCoLC)604948813 |
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Online version: Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Just an ordinary day. New York : Bantam Books, ©1996 (OCoLC)607667760 |
| ISBN |
0553103032 |
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9780553103038 |
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