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03238aam a2200529 i 4500 001 BE7E57264F2711EB9A63D65926ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210105012357 008 200817t20202020nyu b 000 f eng d 010 $a 2019957994 020 $a 1598536702 020 $a 9781598536706 035 $a (OCoLC)1192360345 040 $a TOH $b eng $e rda $c TOH $d WVU $d OCLCO $d UAP $d YDX $d BDX $d QS3 $d TXG $d OCLCO $d USD $d OCLCF $d ILC $d YU6 $d TKN $d MTG $d OCLCO $d IBI $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ca 050 4 $a PS3519 A392 A6 2020 100 1 $a Jackson, Shirley, $d 1916-1965 $e author. 240 10 $a Novels. $k Selections $s (Franklin) 245 10 $a Shirley Jackson : $b four novels of the 1940s & 50s : The road through the wall ; Hangsaman ; The bird's nest ; The sundial / $c Ruth Franklin, editor. 246 30 $a Four novels of the 1940s & 50s 246 30 $a Road through the wall 246 30 $a Hangsaman 246 30 $a Bird's nest 246 30 $a Sundial 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Library of America, $c [2020] 300 $a 850 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Library of America ; $v 336 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Franklin has gathered four of Jackson's novels, with which she began her irreplaceable, all too-brief career. Originally published between 1948 and 1958, they are published here without change except for the correction of typographical errors. Within these stories Jackson explores the recessed concealed within the prosperous world of the postwar 1940s and 50s-- and withing our own unacknowledged selves. -- adapted from front flap and Note on the Texts, pages 842-843. 520 $a The Road Through the Wall explores the secret longings, petty hatreds and ultimate terrors that lurk behind the manicured lawns and picture-perfect domestic facades of a California suburb. In Hangsaman, precocious Natalie Waite grows increasingly dependent on a friend who may or may not be imaginary. The Bird's Nest pits four unforgettable characters against each other in a battle for control: the shy, migraine-prone young officer worker Elizabeth versus Elizabeth's other multiple personalities. In the Sundial, the eccentric Halloran clan, gathered at the family manse for a funeral, becomes convinced that the world is about to end and that only those who remain within the house will be saved! 505 0 $a The Road through the wall -- Hangsaman -- The bird's nest -- The sundial. 650 0 $a Secrecy $v Fiction. 651 0 $a California $v Fiction. 700 1 $i Container of (work): $a Jackson, Shirley, $d 1916-1965. $t Bird's nest. 700 1 $i Container of (work): $a Jackson, Shirley, $d 1916-1965. $t Road through the wall. 700 1 $i Container of (work): $a Jackson, Shirley, $d 1916-1965. $t Hangsaman. 700 1 $i Container of (work): $a Jackson, Shirley, $d 1916-1965. $t Sundial. 700 1 $a Franklin, Ruth, $e editor. 830 0 $a Library of America ; $v 336. 941 $a 5 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909062507.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317025911.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210811010037.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210428013428.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210406014948.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BE7E57264F2711EB9A63D65926ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search