Cover of The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris
Horror

The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris

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  • 1949 first published
  • 306 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (12 ratings)
  • 17 editions
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Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris (1949) is a horror story collection. The story is set in New England. Characters include James Harris, R.H. Macy and Old Man Warner. It deals with rites and ceremonies, manners and customs, villages and Stoning.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 135 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 17 editions.

At about 306 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris

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Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • James Harris
  • R.H. Macy
  • Old Man Warner
  • Tessie Hutchinson
  • Mr. Summers
  • Bill Hutchinson
  • Harry Graves

Subjects

  • Horror stories
  • Rites and ceremonies
  • Manners and customs
  • Villages
  • Stoning
  • Lotteries
  • Short story
  • Black spot
  • Scapegoat
  • Mob mentality
  • Family
  • Rules
  • American horror tales
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Horror
  • Short stories, Single author

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris?

The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris was written by Shirley Jackson and first published in 1949.

What genre is The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris?

The median edition has 306 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris?

Readers who like it often enjoy The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, Great American Short Stories and The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition.

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