Author:William Wymark Jacobs

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William Wymark Jacobs
(1863–1943)
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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".
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William Wymark Jacobs

Works

Novels and Short Story Collections

  • Many Cargoes (1896) short stories
  • The Skipper's Wooing (1897)
  • Sea Urchins (1898) US title: More Cargoes (1898) short stories
  • A Master of Craft (1900), originally serialised in 12 parts as "A Master of Craft" in The Strand Magazine, 17 (101) (1899).
  • Light Freights (1901)
  • At Sunwich Port (1902)
  • Dialstone Lane (1902)
  • Odd Craft (1903)
  • Captain's All (1905)
  • Short Cruises (1907)
  • Salthaven (1908)
  • Sailor's Knots (1909)
  • Ship's Company (1911)
  • Night Watches (1914)
  • The Castaways (1916)
  • Deep Waters (1919)

Short Stories in The Strand Magazine

Short Stories in Harper's Magazine

  • "An Adulteration Act," in Harper's Magazine, 1900 (included in The Lady of the Barge, 1902)
  • "A Golden Venture," in Harper's Magazine, 1900 (included in The Lady of the Barge, 1902)
  • "The Lady of the Barge (short story)," in Harper's Magazine, 1900

Short Stories in The Idler

Other Short Stories

Works about Jacobs

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1930.

This author died in 1943, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 81 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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