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W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943)

Auteur van The Monkey's Paw [short story]

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The Monkey's Paw [short story] (1902) 326 exemplaren
The Lady of the Barge (1902) 72 exemplaren
Sailor's Knots (1909) 49 exemplaren
Many Cargoes (1897) 47 exemplaren
Night Watches (1914) 40 exemplaren
Deep Waters (1934) 39 exemplaren
Odd Craft (1903) 37 exemplaren
Captains All (1905) 32 exemplaren
Ship's Company (1911) 32 exemplaren
Light Freights (1900) 28 exemplaren
The Toll House [Short Story] (2017) 27 exemplaren
Sea Urchins (2007) 25 exemplaren
Dialstone Lane (1902) 25 exemplaren
Short Cruises (1900) 25 exemplaren
Salthaven (1908) 24 exemplaren
A Master of Craft (1902) 23 exemplaren
At Sunwich Port (1902) 22 exemplaren
The Skipper's Wooing (1897) 19 exemplaren
The Castaways (1934) 13 exemplaren
Sea Whispers (1926) 12 exemplaren
The Old Man of the Sea (2016) 11 exemplaren
Jerry Bundler [Short Story] (2007) 8 exemplaren
Easy Money [Short story] (2017) 5 exemplaren
The Pan Book of Revenge Stories (1971) — Medewerker — 5 exemplaren
Fairy Gold [Short Story] (2017) 5 exemplaren
The Monkey's Paw 4 exemplaren
Admiral Peters (2014) 3 exemplaren
Homeward Bound 3 exemplaren
Snug Harbour (1931) 3 exemplaren
Selected Short Stories (1975) 3 exemplaren
Fine Feathers [Short story] (2017) 3 exemplaren
Four Pigeons [Short story] (2017) 3 exemplaren
Deserted [Short Story] (2008) 3 exemplaren
A Spirit of Avarice 2 exemplaren
The Bequest 2 exemplaren
Peter's Pence 2 exemplaren
The Substitute 2 exemplaren
The Understudy 2 exemplaren
For Better or Worse (2014) 2 exemplaren
My Man Sandy 2 exemplaren
Sam's Ghost 2 exemplaren
Three at Table 2 exemplaren
Friends in Need 2 exemplaren
Striking Hard 2 exemplaren
Skilled Assistance 2 exemplaren
The Castaway 2 exemplaren
Odd Man Out 2 exemplaren
Lawyer Quince 2 exemplaren
Over the Side 2 exemplaren
Husbandry 2 exemplaren
Sentence Deferred 2 exemplaren
The White Cat 2 exemplaren
The Constable's Move 2 exemplaren
Die Satansschüler (1973) 2 exemplaren
Famous Tales of Suspense: Four Gems by the Masters (1958) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Móng vuốt khỉ 2 exemplaren
Bàn tay khỉ 2 exemplaren
Amor pasado por agua (1959) 2 exemplaren
Self-Help and the Toll House (2004) 1 exemplaar
Aphanden (1998) 1 exemplaar
More Cargoes 1897 (2016) 1 exemplaar
Castaways 1 exemplaar
The Interruption 1 exemplaar
Dixon's Return (2015) 1 exemplaar
The Grey Parrot (2013) 1 exemplaar
A Black Affair 1 exemplaar
The Money Box - Odd Craft I (2016) 1 exemplaar
The Best of W W Jacobs (2008) 1 exemplaar
Book of Strange Stories (1942) 1 exemplaar
Sea Whispers & Thomas, Bert (1926) 1 exemplaar
Caraduras 1 exemplaar
A Distant Relative 1 exemplaar
Jacobs W.W. 1 exemplaar
Captains All (2015) 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Jacobs, W. W.
Officiële naam
Jacobs, William Wymark
Geboortedatum
1863-09-08
Overlijdensdatum
1943-09-01
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
Land (voor op de kaart)
UK
Geboorteplaats
Wapping, London, England, UK
Plaats van overlijden
Islington, London, England, UK
Woonplaatsen
London, England
Loughton, Essex, England, UK
Opleiding
Birkbeck College
Beroepen
short story writer
novelist
dramatist

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A short play from Jacobs about ghost stories and "playing the fool" in mixed company, with an alternate ending for the squeamish.
 
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smichaelwilson | Dec 27, 2022 |
W.W. Jacobs’s The Monkey’s Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre includes eighteen of the author’s effective stories that feature a palpable dose of suspense, owing largely to their expert pacing. Jacobs’s stories, however, are largely devoid of any nuance, literary flourishes or memorably eloquent passages; rather these are simply solid, well-constructed, straightforward, workmanlike tales. There are quite a few tales of murder in which the fearful murderer, looking to cover his tracks and escape, inadvertently (or subconsciously!) sets in motion the events which lead to his downfall. And there are a number of stories in which characters initiate a ghostly hoax in order to scare or embarrass a rival. Standouts are the classic “The Monkey’s Paw,” “The Well,” “Jerry Bundler”, “ Three at Table”, “ In the Library” and “The Toll-House.”… (meer)
½
 
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ghr4 | 2 andere besprekingen | Oct 12, 2021 |
The owner of a desiccated monkey's paw is granted three wishes, which can be a blessing or a curse. I did not care for this short story.
 
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skipstern | 16 andere besprekingen | Jul 11, 2021 |
A cautionary tale about being careful about what we wish for. I've seen many adaptations of the story in pulp comics, movies, and television shows, but had never read the actual story they were all based on. Although a great short story, I think some of the adaptations did a better job of generating the horror of the final scenes. The short story pretty much leaves that to our own imagination. It's the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.
 
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OgreZed | 16 andere besprekingen | Sep 15, 2020 |

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164
Ook door
133
Leden
1,421
Populariteit
#18,109
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Besprekingen
31
ISBNs
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Talen
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