W. W. Jacobs
William Wymark Jacobs (1863–1943), was an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his horror story The Monkey's Paw.
The Monkey's Paw
This story was originally published in the short story collection Lady of the Barge (1902).
Writer W.W. Jacobs' haunting tale of how a man's cavalier wishes are tragically granted by an exotic but cursed talisman, wreaking havoc on what was previously a content family.
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