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by W. W. Jacobs (Author)
William Wymark "W. W." Jacobs (8 September 1863 - 1 September 1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw Jacobs was born in Wapping, London; his father was a wharf manager at the South Devon wharf at Lower East Smithfield The Lady of the Barge is an anthology of short stories by W.W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. Many of Jacobs' most famous short stories were included in this collection.his volume includes the notorious classic tale, "The Monkey's Paw," as well as "The Lady of the Barge," "Bill's Paper Chase," "The Well," "Cupboard Love," "In the Library," "Captain Rogers," "A Tiger's Skin," "A Mixed Proposal," "An Adulteration Act," "A Golden Venture," and "Three at Table." Stories collected in The Lady of the Barge "The Monkey's Paw" "The Lady of the Barge" "Bill's Paper Chase" "The Well" "Cupboard Love" "In the Library" "Captain Rogers" "A Tiger's Skin" "A Mixed Proposal" "An Adulteration Act" "A Golden Venture" "Three at Table"
