The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales by Jacobs, W. W.

The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780897334419)

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The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales by Jacobs, W. W.

The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales

$16.95
The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales by Jacobs, W. W.

The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales

$16.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre, Compiled by Gary Hoppenstand, brings together a unique collection of W.W. Jacobs's horror stories never before collected. There are eighteen stories altogether in this collection of the macabre and supernatural. Jacobs's own boyhood memories of South Devon Wharf lend an authenticity to the many stories with nautical backgrounds or that feature seamen as protagonists.

Author: W. W. Jacobs
ISBN-10: 0897334418
ISBN-13: 9780897334419
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2005
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.44w x 0.61d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/1998 pg. 982
By W. W. Jacobs
By W. W. Jacobs
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W.W. Jacobs is considered a master of the macabre tale, and especially The Monkey's Paw, the lead story in this collection, is a classic horror tale. Collected here are 18 of his stories, and will introduce North American mystery and horror aficionados to one of the great lost artists of the genre. Readers will be delighted by his range of witty and skillful prose, and will see how they are infused with shrewd and sardonic humor. Jacobs was a master at weaving terror and suspense into scenes of everyday life. Readers new to Jacobs are in for a rare treat. Gary Hoppenstand is a professor of American thought and language at Michigan State University. He is the author of Clive Barker's Short Stories: Imagination as Metaphor in the Books of Blood and Other Works and the editor of "Popular Fiction: An Anthology, which won the Popular Culture Association's National Book Award.

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