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Book Synopsis: The greatest haunted house story ever written—the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series! First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile 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 spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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The Haunting of Hill House is not just any haunted house story – it is the greatest haunted house story ever written! This bone-chilling tale has captivated readers for over six decades, and now you can experience the terror that inspired the hit Netflix horror series. Written by Shirley Jackson and first published in 1959, The Haunting of Hill House is considered a perfect work of unnerving terror – a must-read for any horror aficionado.
Step into the world of Hill House, the notoriously unfriendly pile that has become a legendary symbol of all things spooky. Join Dr. Montague, an occult scholar desperately seeking solid evidence of a haunting, as he gathers a team of four seekers to investigate the mysteries within its walls. With Theodora, his lighthearted assistant, Eleanor, a friendless yet resilient young woman familiar with poltergeists, and Luke, the future heir of Hill House, they soon discover that their stay is far from a mere spooky encounter. Hill House has plans of its own, and it will stop at nothing to make one of them its own.
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