7 best short stories

7 best short stories by W. W. Jacobs

Jacobs is now remembered for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw." However, the majority of his output was humorous in tone. Michael Sadleir described Jacobs' fiction thus: "I wrote stories of three kinds, describing the misadventures of sailor-men ashore, celebrating the artful dodger of a slow-witted village, and such of the macabre."In the seven selected short stories the reader will be able to know a little of each fascet of this versatile author.The Monkey's PawA Golden VentureA Love-KnotAn Adulteration Act Back to BackEstablishing Relations Captain Rogers

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Jacobs is now remembered for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw." However, the majority of his output was humorous in tone. Michael Sadleir described Jacobs' fiction thus: "I wrote stories of three kinds, describing the misadventures of sailor-men ashore, celebrating the artful dodger of a slow-witted village, and such of the macabre."In the seven selected short stories the reader will be able to know a little of each fascet of this versatile author.The Monkey's PawA Golden VentureA Love-KnotAn Adulteration Act Back to BackEstablishing Relations Captain Rogers

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