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Title The monkey's paw and other tales of mystery and the macabre / W.W. Jacobs ; compiled and with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand.
Author Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943.
Publication Info. Chicago : Academy Chicago Publishers, ©1997.
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Description 1 online resource (255 pages)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page xiii).
"Selected bibliography of W.W. Jacobs": pages xv-xvi.
Contents The monkey's paw -- The well -- The three sisters -- The toll-house -- Jerry Bundler -- His brother's keeper -- The interruption -- In the library -- Captain Rogers -- The lost ship -- Three at table -- The brown man's servant -- Over the side -- The vigil -- Sam's ghost -- In Mid-Atlantic -- Twin spirits j-- The castaway.
Summary This book features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre, and supernatural tales that are infused with the shrewd and sardonic humor for which Jacobs is justifiably famous. The stories demonstrate his masterful instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes of ordinary everyday life.
Note Print version record.
Subject Fantasy fiction, English.
Ghost stories, English.
Horror tales, English.
Paranormal fiction, English.
Fantasy fiction, English. (OCoLC)fst00920756
Ghost stories, English. (OCoLC)fst00942411
Horror tales, English. (OCoLC)fst00960411
Paranormal fiction, English. (OCoLC)fst01775203
FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
Genre Electronic books.
Added Author Hoppenstand, Gary.
Freading.
Related To Print version: Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943. Monkey's paw and other tales of mystery and the macabre 0897334418 (DLC) 97002988 (OCoLC)36458004
ISBN 9780897336680 electronic bk.
0897336682 electronic bk.