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The Monkey's Paw The Lady of the Barge and Others Part 2
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17 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2012
About the author
W.W. Jacobs
1,008 books166 followersWilliam Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels. Quite popular in his lifetime primarily for his amusing maritime tales of life along the London docks (many of them humorous as well as sardonic in tone). Today he is best known for a few short works of horror fiction. One being "The Monkey's Paw"(published 1902). It has in its own right become a well-known and widely anthologized classic.
~Literary Works
Many Cargoes (1896)
The Skipper's Wooing (1897)
Sea Urchins (1898) /aka More Cargoes (US) (1898)
A Master of Craft (1900)
The Monkey's Paw (1902)
The Toll House (1902)
Light Freights (1901)
At Sunwich Port (1902)
The Barge (1902)
Odd Craft (1903) : contains The Money Box, basis of Laurel and Hardy film Our Relations (1935)
Dialstone Lane (1902)
Captain's All (1905)
Short Cruises (1907)
Salthaven (1908)
Sailors' Knots (1909)
The Toll House (1909)
Ship's Company (1911)
Night Watches (1914)
The Castaways (1916)
Deep Waters (1919)
Sea Whispers (1926)
~Literary Works
Many Cargoes (1896)
The Skipper's Wooing (1897)
Sea Urchins (1898) /aka More Cargoes (US) (1898)
A Master of Craft (1900)
The Monkey's Paw (1902)
The Toll House (1902)
Light Freights (1901)
At Sunwich Port (1902)
The Barge (1902)
Odd Craft (1903) : contains The Money Box, basis of Laurel and Hardy film Our Relations (1935)
Dialstone Lane (1902)
Captain's All (1905)
Short Cruises (1907)
Salthaven (1908)
Sailors' Knots (1909)
The Toll House (1909)
Ship's Company (1911)
Night Watches (1914)
The Castaways (1916)
Deep Waters (1919)
Sea Whispers (1926)
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October 23, 2022
This collection includes THE MONKEYS PAW, Jacobs' best remembered horror story. I wrote my very brief impressions and explanations of each story as I read the collection:
THE LADY OF THE BARGE THE LADY OF THE BARGE, Complete By W. W. JACOBS 1911 (I believe it may have originally been published in 1902)
A dozen stories of life and mild humor, romance, suspense, horror, tragedy, crime, greed, murder
THE LADY OF THE BARGE
Love, domestic turmoil and crises and in my opinion one of the weakest stories in the collection.
THE MONKEY'S PAW.
Suspense, horror, tragedy
BILL'S PAPER CHASE
Greed and duplicity
THE WELL
Love, blackmail and murder
CUPBOARD LOVE
An ex-policeman investigating a missing brooch is the subject of a trap. Mildly humorous.
IN THE LIBRARY
Greed, larceny, violence
CAPTAIN ROGERS
Old crimes, blackmail, death
A TIGER'S SKIN
Fear, terror, lies, scheming, theft
A MIXED PROPOSAL
Romance of a sort, trickery
AN ADULTERATION ACT
Passed out drunk, Shanghaied, solicitor, doctor, revenge and escape.
A GOLDEN VENTURE
Unexpected inheritance, surrounded by new "friends", gain and loss, outsmarted himself
THREE AT TABLE
The talk turns to ghosts, one man relates a tale claimed to be true but is the monster real?
A quote from the book which isn't directed at the reader but is certainly apt from a reader's point of view:
"He waved his huge gaunt hands. 'We're not going to lose you now we've got you,' he said, with a dry laugh. 'It's seldom we have company, and now we've got you we'll keep you."
THE LADY OF THE BARGE THE LADY OF THE BARGE, Complete By W. W. JACOBS 1911 (I believe it may have originally been published in 1902)
A dozen stories of life and mild humor, romance, suspense, horror, tragedy, crime, greed, murder
THE LADY OF THE BARGE
Love, domestic turmoil and crises and in my opinion one of the weakest stories in the collection.
THE MONKEY'S PAW.
Suspense, horror, tragedy
BILL'S PAPER CHASE
Greed and duplicity
THE WELL
Love, blackmail and murder
CUPBOARD LOVE
An ex-policeman investigating a missing brooch is the subject of a trap. Mildly humorous.
IN THE LIBRARY
Greed, larceny, violence
CAPTAIN ROGERS
Old crimes, blackmail, death
A TIGER'S SKIN
Fear, terror, lies, scheming, theft
A MIXED PROPOSAL
Romance of a sort, trickery
AN ADULTERATION ACT
Passed out drunk, Shanghaied, solicitor, doctor, revenge and escape.
A GOLDEN VENTURE
Unexpected inheritance, surrounded by new "friends", gain and loss, outsmarted himself
THREE AT TABLE
The talk turns to ghosts, one man relates a tale claimed to be true but is the monster real?
A quote from the book which isn't directed at the reader but is certainly apt from a reader's point of view:
"He waved his huge gaunt hands. 'We're not going to lose you now we've got you,' he said, with a dry laugh. 'It's seldom we have company, and now we've got you we'll keep you."
October 14, 2016
Excellent creepy gothic short story! Perfect build up to the perfect ending. Even though you know it's coming the story is told so well you panic with the sad protagonist of this tale!
November 20, 2022
Even though it says "others", the only story in this freebie from Amazon is the Monkey's Paw. This story reads like a fairy tale although W. W. Jacobs wrote it in 1902.
Don't open the door!
Just as in the last book I read Thérèse Raquin the theme is be careful what you wish for.
Don't open the door!
Just as in the last book I read Thérèse Raquin the theme is be careful what you wish for.
March 16, 2022
Entertaining listening 🔰😀
Another will written British adventure thriller family short story by W. W. Jacobs about a family with a monkey 🐵 paw with three wishes and the fun begins. I would recommend this novella to anyone looking for a quick read. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶to different types of novels 🔰🏡🏰😃 2022
Another will written British adventure thriller family short story by W. W. Jacobs about a family with a monkey 🐵 paw with three wishes and the fun begins. I would recommend this novella to anyone looking for a quick read. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶to different types of novels 🔰🏡🏰😃 2022
February 17, 2020
One of my favorites
To this day The Monkey’s Paw is one of my favorite short stories. So many stories have obviously been inspired by it since it’s release. Easy read as well.
To this day The Monkey’s Paw is one of my favorite short stories. So many stories have obviously been inspired by it since it’s release. Easy read as well.
October 5, 2024
The Monkey's Paw The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 2. by W. W. Jacobs – This was an Amazon freebie that put me in the spooky season mood! Happy Hallow Reading!
November 18, 2015
The Monkey's Paw
I read this as a sophomore in Mrs. Donovan's English class. It is something I have thought of many times since. Many things are dead that should not be resurrected in any form
I read this as a sophomore in Mrs. Donovan's English class. It is something I have thought of many times since. Many things are dead that should not be resurrected in any form
November 15, 2015
It was ok. Thought it was better when I first read it. Don't know if all of the story is there.
July 29, 2016
A very concise tale, better than most replications of it, and totally worth being retold. While I would have loved more detail, the vagueness isn't bad.
February 2, 2017
This wasn't a great tale, but a good one, a lesson warning against greed. Could have influenced The Wishmaster series.
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October 3, 2018some text with spaces
Test message. This is a very interesting read. Would recommend to all my friends. Looking forward to read more books by this author.
Test message. This is a very interesting read. Would recommend to all my friends. Looking forward to read more books by this author.
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