Just an ordinary day / Shirley Jackson ; edited by Laurence Jackson Hyman and Sarah Hyman Stewart.
A collection of fifty-four short fiction stories written by the late Shirley Jackson, many of which have never been published before, offering a full range of styles, from lighthearted romantic pieces, to the macabre, to the truly frightening.
Record details
- ISBN: 0553103032
- Physical Description: xii, 388 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 1997.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Bantam book." |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Citation/References Note: | Wilson's Fiction Pub Weekly Booklist |
Target Audience Note: | Adult Follett Library Resources |
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Subject: | American fiction. |
Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Abington Community Library | FICTION JACK (Text) | 50687010150681 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |