The Monkey's Paw

Name: The Monkey's Paw
Author: W. W. Jacobs

by W. W. Jacobs

Horror tale of a magical paw that grants wishes with terrible consequences

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W. W. Jacobs

Jacobs was a superb short story writer celebrated for his tales of the Thames waterside and his masterpiece of horror The Monkey's Paw. His comic stories of barge life are among the most delightful in Edwardian literature.

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