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Can I read The Haunting of Hill House on EtoBox?
The Haunting of Hill House by Jackson, Shirley; Miller, Laura is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Haunting of Hill House about?
Amazon.com Review Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House 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. Eleanor Vance has always been a loner--shy, vulnerable, and bitterly resentful of the 11 years she lost while nursing her dying mother. "She had 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." Eleanor has always sensed that one day something big would happen, and one day it does. She receives an unusual invitation from Dr. John Montague, a man fascinated by "supernatural 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 aristocrat. They meet at Hill House--a notorious estate in New England. Hill House is a foreboding structure of towers, buttresses, Gothic spires, gargoyles,
Who reads The Haunting of Hill House?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jackson, Shirley; Miller, Laura
- Publisher
- Penguin Group UK
- Published
- 1959
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780965723046
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, American Studies, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (35 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14