The Monkey's Paw

By William Wymark Jacobs

"The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story (contained in "The Lady Of The Barge") by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of the monkey's paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.

This ebook contains a detailed biography including all the publications of the Author and a brief biography.

This interactive digital edition includes: Interactive Notes and Chapters, News about the Author, News about the Book, a very interesting Tag cloud of the Book and a link to connect to the Goodreads community to ask questions and share comments and opinions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Youcanprint Self-Publishing
• Release date: Jan 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9788893323444

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The Monkey's Paw is a supernatural short story (contained in The Lady Of The Barge) by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of the monkey's paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.

This ebook contains a detailed biography including all the publications of the Author and a brief biography.

This interactive digital edition includes: Interactive Notes and Chapters, News about the Author, News about the Book, a very interesting Tag cloud of the Book and a link to connect to the Goodreads community to ask questions and share comments and opinions.

William Wymark Jacobs (September 8, 1863 - September 1, 1943), was a British humorist, writer and narrator. And 'better known for one of his macabre tales, The Monkey's Paw, included in the book of short stories The Lady of the Barge (1902). Most of his work, however, is attributed to the comedy genre.

Jacobs was born in Wapping (London) in which wharf his father worked. He attended