The Lottery

Shirley Jackson

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SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Lottery.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007. Web. 20 May 2013.

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SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Lottery.” SparkNotes LLC. 2007. http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-lottery/ (accessed May 20, 2013).

APA

SparkNotes Editors. (2007). SparkNote on The Lottery. Retrieved May 20, 2013, from http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-lottery/

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“Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid” (SparkNotes Editors).

APA

“Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid” (SparkNotes Editors, 2007).

Footnote

The Chicago Manual of Style

Chicago requires the use of footnotes, rather than parenthetical citations, in conjunction with a list of works cited when dealing with literature.

1 SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Lottery.” SparkNotes LLC. 2007. http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-lottery/ (accessed May 20, 2013).


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