The Lottery

By: Shirley Jackson

Published 1990 by Perfection Learning (first published June 26th 1948)

Category: Arts

Pages: 30 pages

ISBN: 9781563127878

Description:
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is a memorable and terrifying masterpiece, fueled by a tension that creeps up on you slowly without any clear indication of why. This is just a townful of people, after all, choosing their numbers for the annual lottery. What's there to be scared of?