This week, we begin our thirteenth unit with an introduction to The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. How does Jackson’s biography help us to understand the themes of this book? How do we understand Hill House in the gothic tradition? Is this the best first paragraph any book ever?
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Next week, chapters two to five of The Haunting Of Hill House, live on Patreon on Thursday, October 23rd at 9PM Central Time.
Footnotes:
- The Haunting Of Hill House
- The Lottery And Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
- The Letters of Shirley Jackson (Laurence Jackson Hyman)
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