Let Me Tell You (37 page)

To the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Shirley Hardie Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman:

Miles Biggs Hyman, Gretchen Anne Cardinal Hyman, Shiloh Alexis Webster Elias, Maxwell Dervin Schnurer, Bodie Jackson Hyman, Millie Noyes Stephenson, Ethan Lazarus Webster Elias, Rubin Santiago Elias, Jamilah Sophia Parker, Nathaniel Nicholas Jackson Hyman, Juliette Maï Theresa Hyman, Charlotte Rose Josepha Corinne Hyman, Eliot Augustin Stanley Hyman, Rowan Newbold Stephenson, Freya Helen Stephenson, Indie Sphere Hyman, Sophie Joy Hyman, and Thomas Achita Hyman.

The editors wish to thank our brother, Barry Edgar Hyman, for his early editorial consultation and his help in collecting the drawings; our agent, Murray Weiss of Catalyst Literary Management; biographer Ruth Franklin; Alice Birney and the Library of Congress, for their careful stewardship of our parents' extensive archives; and David Ebershoff, Caitlin McKenna, and Benjamin Dreyer at Random House for their invaluable help in refining this book.

The Road Through the Wall

The Lottery and Other Stories

Hangsaman

Life Among the Savages

The Bird's Nest

The Witchcraft of Salem Village

Raising Demons

The Sundial

The Haunting of Hill House

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

The Magic of Shirley Jackson

Come Along with Me

Just an Ordinary Day

Let Me Tell You

L
AURENCE
J
ACKSON
H
YMAN
, the eldest child of Shirley Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman, is the author, editor, or co-editor of dozens of books and monographs.

S
ARAH
H
YMAN
D
E
W
ITT
is the third child of Shirley Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman. She is a performer, folksinger, and artist.