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Annotated Bibliography by Marcie Bryant Bloom, Harold, Ed. __Bloom's Major Short Story Writers.__ Broomall: Chelsea House Publishers.,2001 The book, Bloom's Major Short Stories, presents biographical, critical, and biblographical information on the different stories the author has wrote. The introduction tells about major life events and literary accomplishments about Shirley Jackson. I would recommend this book to anyone, because it gives you detailed information about the stories the author (Shirley Jackson) has written.

Bloom, Harold. "Biography of Shirley Jackson."__Infobase Publishing__ 2001. Literary Reference Center. http://search.ebscohost.com. This article presents a biography of Shirley Jackson. It tells you everything from the year and day she was born to her first child to her death. I would recommend this article to anyone. Especially if you want a background check on the books she wrote and what year she wrote it.

Hutchinson, Mary Ann. "Shirley Jackson." __Beacham Group LLC__ 1991. Literary Reference Center. http://search.ebscohost.com. This article represents a guide to Shirley Jacksons life and her works. It gives you the author's chronology, bibliography,overview sources, evaluation of selected biographies, autobiographical sources, overview of critical sources, evaluation of selected criticism, and selected dictionaries and encyclopedias. I would recommend this article espically because it gives you access to other encyclopedias that tell about Shirley Jackson.

"The Lottery.": Shirley Jackson. __Short Stories for Students.__ Ed. Kathleen Wilson, Detroit: Gale, 1997. 139-154. The book, __Short Stories for Students__ by Kathleen Wilson contains the authors biography, plot summary, characters, media adaptations, themes, style, historical context, compare and contrast, critical overview, and criticism. I would recommend this book to everybody because it has alot of information about the authors life and other peoples views and opinions. It also tells you about who the characters are in the story and their role. From scanning through the section about the author, I learned that she had a mind of a demon. Her book was about a housewife recieveing a card with a black mark on it. Her fellow villagers stoned her to death. In Jacksons writings she revealed her interest in the supernatural and superstition.