Penguin Books</br></br>Product Description</br></br><b>The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre</b><br><br> First published in 1959?? Shirley Jackson's <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i> 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 "unting"; 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 i"cable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers?and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.<br><br>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.</br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br>Shirley Jackson's <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i> has unnerved readers since its original publication in 1959. A tale of subtle?? psychological terror?? it has earned its place as one of the significant haunted house stories of the ages. <p> Eleanor Vance has always been a loner--shy?? vulnerable?? and bitterly resentful of the 11 years she lost while nursing her dying mother. "spent so long alone?? with no one to love?? that it was difficult for her to talk?? even casually?? to another person without self-consciousness and an awkward inability to find words."anor has always sensed that one day something <i>big</i> would happen?? and one day it does. She receives an unusual invitation from Dr. John Montague?? a man fascinated by "pernatural manifestations." He organizes a ghost watch?? inviting people who have been touched by otherworldly events. A paranormal incident from Eleanor's childhood qualifies her to be a part of Montague's bizarre study--along with headstrong Theodora?? his assistant?? and Luke?? a well-to-do