Bibliograph

The haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

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The haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The haunting of Hill House

Responsibility statement

Shirley Jackson

Summary

The story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly place called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a chilling encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers -- and soon it will choose one of them to make its own

Target audience

adult

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