The bad seed : a novel / by William March ; with a new introduction by Elaine Showalter.
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TextPublication details: New York : CCC, 1997, c1954.Edition: 1st Ecco pbk. edDescription: xiii, 217, 16 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0060795484 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Fiction | March, William | Available | 33111002882740 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Now reissued -- William March's 1954 classic thriller that's as chilling, intelligent and timely as ever before. This paperback reissue includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested reading and more. What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William march's classic thriller. After its initial publication in 1954, the book went on to become a million--copy bestseller, a wildly successful Broadway show, and a Warner Brothers film. The spine--tingling tale of little Rhoda Penmark had a tremendous impact on the thriller genre and generated a whole perdurable crop of creepy kids. Today, The Bad Seed remains a masterpiece of suspense that's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.
P.S. insights, interviews & more......