Jacobs is now remembered for his macabre tale ‘The Monkey’s Paw.’ However, the majority of his output was humorous in tone. Michael Sadleir described Jacobs’ fiction thus: ‘I wrote stories of three kinds, describing the misadventures of sailor-men ashore, celebrating the artful dodger of a slow-witted village, and such of the macabre.’In the seven selected short stories the reader will be able to know a little of each fascet of this versatile author.The Monkey’s Paw A Golden Venture A Love-Knot An Adulteration Act Back to Back Establishing Relations Captain Rogers
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W.W. Jacobs, in full William Wymark Jacobs, (born September 8, 1863, London, Englanddied September 1, 1943, London), English short-story writer best known for his classic horror story ‘The Monkey’s Paw.’
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