After You, My Dear Alphonse
| First published | January 1943 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
Mrs. Wilson's son brings a playmate over for lunch. The other boy is Black, and Mrs. Wilson displays prejudice and condescension.
Although this story is listed in Ashley & Contento's Supernatural Index, there isn't anything supernatural in it.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1943 | The New Yorker, January 16, 1943 | MAGAZINE | |||
| April 1949 |
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The Lottery, or, The Adventures of James Harris | Farrar, Straus | Collection | 85 |
| 1950 | The Lottery, or, The Adventures of James Harris | Gollancz | Collection | |9 | |
| January 1950 |
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The Lottery, or, The Adventures of James Harris, Demon Lover | Lion Books | Collection | 69 |
| October 1955 |
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Strange Barriers | Lion Library | Anthology | |
| 1960 |
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The Lottery: Adventures of the Demon Lover | Avon | Collection | 66 |
| 1960 |
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The Lottery: Adventures of the Demon Lover | Avon | Collection | 66 |
| 1960 |
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Masters and Masterpieces of the Short Story: Second Series | Holt-Dryden Books / Henry Holt | Anthology | 277 |
| July 1961 |
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Strange Barriers | Pyramid Books | Anthology | |
| November 1965 |
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The Lottery | Avon | Collection | 66 |
| 1967 |
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The Lottery | Avon | Collection | 66 |
| March 1969 |
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The Lottery: Adventures of the Demon Lover | Avon | Collection | 66 |
| 1970 | The Lottery | Popular Library | Collection | ||
| May 1971 |
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The Lottery: Adventures of the Demon Lover | Bard / Avon Books | Collection | 66 |
| 1975 |
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The Lottery | Popular Library | Collection | 66 |
| 1980 |
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The Lottery, or, The Adventures of James Harris | Robert Bentley | Collection | 85 |
| 1982 | The Lottery and Other Stories | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Collection | |9 | |
| August 1988 |
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The Lottery: Adventures of the Daemon Lover | Robinson | Collection | 66 |
| 1989 |
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Die Teufelsbraut: 25 dämonische Geschichten | Diogenes | Collection | 106 |
| 1991 |
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Die Teufelsbraut: 25 dämonische Geschichten | Diogenes | Collection | 106 |
| February 1991 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories / The Haunting of Hill House / We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Quality Paperback Book Club | Omnibus | |9 |
| June 1996 |
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The Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson | Raven Books / Robinson Publishing | Omnibus | 63 |
| July 2000 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories | Modern Library | Collection | 81 |
| March 2005 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Collection | 85 |
| October 2009 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | |9 |
| October 2009 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | |9 |
| October 2009 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| May 2010 |
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Shirley Jackson: Novels and Stories | The Library of America | Omnibus | 69 |
| September 2019 |
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The Lottery and Other Stories | Picador USA | Collection | |
| October 2020 |
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The Shirley Jackson Collection | The Library of America | Omnibus | 69 |