num_pages: 246
description: The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genreFirst published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House 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 "haunting"; 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 inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.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.
language: English
title: The Haunting of Hill House
titlecomplete: The Haunting of Hill House
characters: Dr. John Montague, Mrs. Montague, Arthur Parker (The Haunting of Hill House), Eleanor Vance, Theodora (The Haunting of Hill House), Mrs. Dudley, Luke Sanderson
genres: Classics, Paranormal, Ghosts, Mystery, Adult, Gothic, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 274874
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books