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There are errors to clean up with the book The Haunting of Hill House.

This is one of the most influential horror novels ever written and it has a ton of different editions, complicated even further by low-effort junk editions created by people taking advantage of the book being in the public domain in Canada. As such, I’m only going to be getting current editions of the book and editions I can easily find data for corrected. Not doing every edition ever published.

1. Penguin Classics Paperback: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9780143039983)

- Laura Miller needs to be added with the Introduction role.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
“Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within. . . .�

Four seekers have arrived at the rambling old pile known as Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of psychic phenomena; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Luke, the adventurous future inheritor of the estate; and Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman with a dark past. As they begin to cope with chilling, even horrifying occurrences beyond their control or understanding, they cannot possibly know what lies ahead. For Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

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2. US Ebook: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9781101530641)

- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Penguin Classics.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting�; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

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3. TV Show Tie-In Mass Market Paperback: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9780143134770)

- The format is incorrect. It should be Mass Market Paperback.

- The cover art is kind of blurry and low-quality. Higher quality cover art available here: //

- The description is incorrect. It should be the same as Entry 2.

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4. US Audible: The Haunting of Hill House (ASIN B0045XRA1K)

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

Past the rusted gates and untrimmed hedges, Hill House broods and waits.

Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises and self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own.

This classic horror novel has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

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5. UK Paperback: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9780141191447)

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:

Alone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious Hill House. Joining them are Theodora, an artistic sensitive, and Luke, heir to the house. But what begins as a light-hearted experiment is swiftly proven to be a trip into their darkest nightmares, and an investigation that one of their number may not survive.

The best-known of Shirley Jackson’s novels and filmed twice as The Haunting, this is an immaculate examination of how fear can make us our own worst enemy.

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6. UK Kindle: The Haunting of Hill House merge (ASIN B002RUA4QQ)

- “merge� needs to be removed from the title.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and a major inspiration for writers like Stephen King as well as the hit Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House is a chilling story of the power of fear

Alone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious Hill House. Joining them are Theodora, an artistic 'sensitive', and Luke, heir to the house. But what begins as a light-hearted experiment is swiftly proven to be a trip into their darkest nightmares, and an investigation that one of their number may not survive. Twice filmed as The Haunting, and the inspiration for a 10-part Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House is a powerful work of slow-burning psychological horror.

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7. UK Ebook: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9780141927541)

- The description is incorrect. It should be the same as Entry 6.

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8. TV Show Tie-In Trade Paperback: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9780143134190)

- The first paragraph of the description should be removed. It’s not on the back of the book, plus it’s also very outdated since the TV show has been out for 7 years now.

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9. 1984 Penguin Edition: The Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9780140071085)

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
Past the rusted gates and untrimmed hedges, Hill House broods and waits. . . .

Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises and self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own. . . .

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10. UK Large Print: Haunting of Hill House (ISBN 9781445836355)

- The title is incorrect. It should be The Haunting of Hill House

- The description is incorrect. It should be the same as Entry 5.

- The publisher is incorrect. According to the title page, it was published under the imprint Chivers.

- The only place the cover art is available online is the Internet Archive, and I don’t think that’s a valid source. As such, there’s currently not a way to upload the cover art, unfortunately. However, if the Internet Archive is allowed as a source, let me know and I’ll post a link to the art.

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Bumping again.

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