Author : W. W. Jacobs
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781506168630
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (686 download)
Book Synopsis The Monkey's Paw and Others: the Best Horror and Ghost Stories of W. W. Jacobs by : W. W. Jacobs
Download or read book The Monkey's Paw and Others: the Best Horror and Ghost Stories of W. W. Jacobs written by W. W. Jacobs and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of only two editions of Jacobs' horror stories available in the English-speaking world, this brand new anthology is replete with informed annotations, expository commentary, and chilling illustrations that shed light on one of Britain's most underrated masters of the macabre. Few horror stories have been as timeless, haunting, and fascinating than W. W. Jacobs' “The Monkey's Paw” – it ranks among the first water of supernatural fiction, alongside the thrillers of Lovecraft, Poe, and James. But Jacobs was far from a one hit wonder, and this wholly unique collection of stories strives to showcase the very best of his phenomenal, moving tales of terror. Ranging from psychologically complex tales of murderers hounded by ghastly nighttime torments, to cocksure adventurers crushed into paste by a leering and vindictive universe, to disturbingly ambiguous stories of accidental deaths in old, run-down houses, Jacobs' brand of horror continues in the literary tradition of Edith Wharton and Henry James: packing a devastating punch to human arrogance with eloquent language, shadowy happenings, and complicated characters. Pirate murderers, cursed jewels, hidden corpses, and disfigured recluses populate this fascinating collection of Edwardian terror.