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The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and has been made into two feature films (the masterpiece The Haunting, directed by Robert Wise, and its remake ), a play, and is the basis of a Netflix series .
- Shirley Jackson
- 1959
3.82. 307,772 ratings29,564 reviews. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future ...
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A parapsychologist rents Hill House, a haunted manor, to study its effects on three participants. Eleanor, a recluse, becomes obsessed with the house and dies in a car crash after leaving.
Nov 28, 2006 · The greatest haunted house story ever written—the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series! One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years. First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.
- Shirley Jackson
- $13.99
- Penguin Classics
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Learn about Shirley Jackson's 1959 horror novel, a psychological ghost story told from the perspective of Eleanor. Find chapter summaries, quotes, analysis, and more in this comprehensive study guide.
Mar 22, 2022 · Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. 283 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. Alone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious hill House. Joining them are Theodora, and artistic sensitive, and Luke, heir to the house.
Nov 28, 2006 · The greatest haunted house story ever written—the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series!One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years First published in 1959, Shirley...
