The Lottery
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| Originally published | June 26, 1948 |
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| Authors | Shirley Jackson |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Publishers | The New Yorker |
| Original language | English |
| Adaptations | The Lottery |
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| ID | 658963 |
About The Lottery
"The Lottery" is a short story written by Shirley Jackson first published in the June 26, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. The story describes a fictional small town which observes an annual ritual known as "the lottery".
Stoke man who bought pool table with lottery winnings gets bronze medal
... Mr Jones said that before The Lottery win he had just £13 in his pocket and did not have enough money to get through Christmas...
Stoke lottery winner's pool table purchase key to England call-up
... 4m on The Lottery is now cueing up to represent England at the European Pool Championships...
Bradford: Upgrade work begins at viral zebra crossing
... Tahir Zeb, who recorded accidents on the crossing for several years as evidence to prompt safety improvements, said: " It s like winning The Lottery...
Dorking woman prompted by spiders to buy winning lottery ticket
... " She told her daughters, who were with her at the time: " I should do The Lottery...
Husband and wife in 'one in 22 million' kidney donor match
... Honestly, we had more chance of winning The Lottery...
Birmingham the luckiest place for Lottery players
... It said 205 millionaires had been created in the city since The Lottery began in 1994, an equivalent of one every seven weeks...
Cumbrian radio volunteer to meet hero Michael Ball
... " He kept everyone else going - this his dream come true, it s like winning The Lottery...
'We wish we could go back': Life in a war-torn Myanmar
... And longer road journeys now run The Lottery of military checkpoints...
Bradford: Upgrade work begins at viral zebra crossing
By Tom AireyBBC News
Upgrade work has started at a zebra crossing in West Yorkshire which has become notorious for accidents.
The Crossing on Horton Grange Road in West Bradford went viral on Social Media following a spate of crashes.
The Most recent video compilation of accidents and near misses has gained More Than 13m views on X, formerly Twitter.
Work to install a signalled pelican crossing started on Saturday, slightly ahead of schedule.
The Work , near the Spencer Road junction, is due to be completed by 5 November, Bradford Council previously said.
Tahir Zeb, who recorded accidents on The Crossing for several years as evidence to prompt safety improvements, said: " It's like winning The Lottery . It's going to make it safer for Our Kids to cross that road now.
" Now they'll wait until The Green man comes on before they cross. "
He continued: " If you want something getting done in your area, keep campaigning and Keep Going for it. Don't ever give up.
" At The End of The Day , you'll get the results. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
