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Episode Synopsis
This week, we begin our thirteenth unit with an introduction to The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. How does Jackson's biography help us to understand the themes of this book? How do we understand Hill House in the gothic tradition? Is this the best first paragraph any book ever? To see the video version of this week's show, click here; to see the slides, click here!Next week, chapters two to five of The Haunting Of Hill House, live on Patreon on Thursday, October 23rd at 9PM Central Time. Footnotes:The Haunting Of Hill HouseThe Lottery And Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)The Letters of Shirley Jackson (Laurence Jackson Hyman)Follow Stars And Swords on YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.To join me for the live broadcast, to support the podcast, to join the conversation on Discord and to get access to monthly bonus episodes, please visit Patreon.com/NextWord and pledge your support!
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