Listen to a Rare Recording of Shirley Jackson Reading “The Lottery”
In the 74 years since its publication , Shirley Jackson ’s “ The Lottery”has become not only her most illustrious work , but also one of the most famous short stories in the history of the music genre . When the scary tale of ritual murder first appeared in a June 1948 issue ofThe New Yorker , however , it was more notorious than famous . Subscriptions were canceled and so much hate mail poured in that Jackson was force to spring for a with child mail service bureau box ....