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9780553103038

Just an Ordinary Day

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  • ISBN13:

    9780553103038

  • ISBN10:

    0553103032

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-06-01
  • Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Summary

The stories in this edition represent the great diversity of her work, from humor to her shocking explorations of the human psyche. The tales range, chronologically, from the writings of her college days and residence in Greenwich Village in the early 1940s, to the unforgettably chilling stories from the period just before her death. They provide an exciting overview of the evolution of her craft through a progression of forms and styles, and add significantly to the body of her published work. Just an Ordinary Dayis a testament to how large a talent Shirley Jackson had and to the depth, breadth, and complexity of her writing. Though this remarkable literary life was cut short, Jackson clearly established a unique voice that has won a permanent place in the canon of outstanding American literature, and remains a powerful influence on generations of readers and writers. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Preface: All I Can Remember
The Smoking Roomp. 3
I Don't Kiss Strangersp. 8
Summer Afternoonp. 12
Indians Live in Tentsp. 19
The Very Hot Sun in Bermudap. 29
Nightmarep. 34
Dinner for a Gentlemanp. 47
Party of Boysp. 58
Jack the Ripperp. 66
The Honeymoon of Mrs. Smith (Versions I and II)p. 70
The Sisterp. 89
Arch-Criminalp. 92
Mrs. Andersonp. 99
Come to the Fairp. 104
Portraitp. 113
Gnarly the King of the Junglep. 115
The Good Wifep. 121
Devil of a Talep. 127
The Mousep. 129
My Grandmother and the World of Catsp. 133
Maybe It Was the Carp. 138
Lovers Meetingp. 142
My Recollections of S. B. Fairchildp. 146
Deck the Hallsp. 157
Lord of the Castlep. 161
What a Thoughtp. 170
When Barry Was Sevenp. 174
Before Autumnp. 176
The Story We Used to Tellp. 179
My Uncle in the Gardenp. 186
On the Housep. 195
Little Old Lady in Great Needp. 199
When Things Get Darkp. 203
Whistler's Grandmotherp. 208
Family-Magicianp. 212
The Wishing Dimep. 223
About Two Nice Peoplep. 232
Mrs. Melville Makes a Purchasep. 242
Journey with a Ladyp. 255
The Most Wonderful Thingp. 264
The Friendsp. 273
Alone in a Den of Cubsp. 282
The Order of Charlotte's Goingp. 287
One Ordinary Day, with Peanutsp. 296
The Missing Girlp. 305
The Omenp. 315
The Very Strange House Next Doorp. 328
A Great Voice Stilledp. 340
All She Said Was Yesp. 346
Homep. 357
I.O.U.p. 365
The Possibility of Evilp. 377
Epilogue: Famep. 386
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