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The Haunting of Hill House
by Jackson, Shirley
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0140071083
- ISBN 13
- 9780140071085
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1984. Paperback. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear at corners of spine; remainder mark to bottom edge; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises and self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own...
Synopsis
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is widely considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the twentieth century. The novel has been adapted to film twice — in 1963 and again in 1999 — both times under the title The Haunting . The Gothic tale tells the story of socially repressed Eleanor Vance and three others who head to Hill House to partake in an experiment involving paranormal activities.
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- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006091
- Title
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Author
- Jackson, Shirley
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0140071083
- ISBN 13
- 9780140071085
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 246
- Keywords
- FICTION THRILLER HORROR FICTION AMERICAN HILL HOUSE CLASSIC
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- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.