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Classical in form, cool, ironic and comic.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Shirley Jackson, Ruth Franklin
- First published
- 1948
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, Macfadden-Bartell, Penguin Classics
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141392004
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Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer, known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. **Source**: [Shirley Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jackson) on Wikipedia.
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