William Wymark Jacobs: 12 books

"The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story (contained in "The Lady Of The Barge") by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of the monkey's paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering...

A very precious collection of short stories by W. W. Jacobs, author of several humorous and ghost stories. This ebook contains a detailed biography including all the publications of the Author and a smart biography. This interactive digital edition includes: Interactive Notes and Chapters,...

"The old man of the sea" is a very precious short story by W. W. Jacobs, author of several humorous and ghost stories, contained in "Ship's Company". This ebook contains a detailed biography including all the publications of the Author and a smart biography. This interactive...

A very precious collection of short stories by W. W. Jacobs, author of several humorous and ghost stories. This book includes: "The lady of the barge"; "The monkey's paw"; "Bill's paper chase"; "The well"; "Cupboard love"; "In the library";...

There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story. We recommend it highly. Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting. He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the...

Yes, I've sailed under some 'cute skippers in my time, said the night-watchman; them that go down in big ships see the wonders o' the deep, you know, he added with a sudden chuckle, but the one I'm going to tell you about ought never to have been trusted out without 'is ma. A good many o' my skippers...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

FINE FEATHERS Mr. Jobson awoke with a Sundayish feeling, probably due to the fact that it was Bank Holiday. He had been aware, in a dim fashion, of the rising of Mrs. Jobson some time before, and in a semi-conscious condition had taken over a large slice of unoccupied territory. He stretched himself...

The ancient port of Sunwich was basking in the sunshine of a July afternoon. A rattle of cranes and winches sounded from the shipping in the harbour, but the town itself was half asleep. Somnolent shopkeepers in dim back parlours coyly veiled their faces in red handkerchiefs from the too ardent flies,...

Mr. Edward Tredgold sat in the private office of Tredgold and Son, land and estate agents, gazing through the prim wire blinds at the peaceful High Street of Binchester. Tredgold senior, who believed in work for the young, had left early. Tredgold junior, glad at an opportunity of sharing his father's...

Mr. George Henshaw let himself in at the front door, and stood for some time wiping his boots on the mat. The little house was ominously still, and a faint feeling, only partially due to the lapse of time since breakfast, manifested itself behind his waistcoat. He coughed – a matter- of-fact cough – and, with an attempt to hum a tune, hung his hat on the peg and entered the kitchen.

Numa certa noite, a família White recebe em sua casa o sargento-mor Morris, um visitante que já havia viajado para muitos lugares distantes. O sargento, então, mostra-lhes um misterioso objeto trazido da índia, que teria sido enfeitiçado por um faquir. O objeto, supostamente mágico, era uma...