Research Guides: Theme Read: We Have Always Lived in the Castle: Book & Author Information

UNIV 111/112: Focused Inquiry

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Book:

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson – a house of ordinary horror | TheGuardian.com
Book review
Three Hermits on a Hill
1962 New York Times review of We Have Always Lived in the Castle
The Witchcraft of Shirley Jackson | New York Review
Book Review

Other:

The Shirley Jackson Awards
"In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing... The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic."
11 Spine-Chilling Authors to Read if You Love Shirley Jackson | The-Line-Up.com
Book Lists To Inspire Further Reading | GoodReads.com
Celebrating Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived In The Castle | TOR.com
23 Great Women Horror Writers to Freak You Out This October | Literary Hub
Article covering many significant female horror writers, from Mary Shelley to Helen Oyeyemi
"The Lottery" | The New Yorker
The text of "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson's most famous short story, first published in the New Yorker in 1948. It has frequently been considered among the most influential American short stories of the 20th century.

E-Books from VCU Libraries

Shirley Jackson and Domesticity by Jill E. Anderson (Editor); Melanie R. Anderson (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
Publication Date: 2020
Chapter 12 of this e-book specifically addresses "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." There is one e-book option available from VCU Libraries at the link above.
Shirley Jackson, Influences and Confluences by Melanie R. Anderson (Editor); Lisa Kröger (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
Publication Date: 2016
Chapters 4, 6, and 11 of this e-book specifically address "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." There are several e-book options available from VCU Libraries at the link above.
Shirley Jackson's American Gothic by Darryl Hattenhauer
Call Number: E-book
Publication Date: 2003
Chapter 10 of this e-book specifically addresses "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." There are several e-book options available from VCU Libraries at the link above; Ebook Central should be your first choice.