The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre
Chicago : Academy Chicago Publishers, [1997]
Format: Book
Description: 255 pages ; 22 cm
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.
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.
Subjects:
Fantasy fiction, English.
Ghost stories, English.
Horror tales, English.
Paranormal fiction, English.
Fantasy fiction, English.
Ghost stories, English.
Horror tales, English.
Paranormal fiction, English.
ISBN:
0897334418
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Jacobs | North Main | Fiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page xiii).
"Selected bibliography of W.W. Jacobs": pages xv-xvi.
"Selected bibliography of W.W. Jacobs": pages xv-xvi.