The Monkey's Paw

A collection of short stories by W W Jacobs. Serpents skinflints skivers suitors and sundry sailors take the foreground in these stories about the East End of London and the mythical village of Claybury at the turn of the century. Stories: The Third String A Mixed Proposal The Weaker Vessel The Tiger's Skin In The Family The Unknown Dixon's Return The Rival Beauties A Will and a Way The Interruption The Monkey's Paw Back to Back. 'W. W. Jacobs has the satisfaction of knowing that he has only to leave one of his volumes in the same room with any normal English speaking person and that person opening the book will be compelled to settle himself down neglect his business and enjoy to the end'. J. B. Priestley