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The Monkey's Paw
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- Author
- W. W. Jacobs
- First published
- 1976
- Editions
- 9
- Subjects
- Criticism, Textual, Facsimiles, Fiction, Manuscripts, English, Wishes, English Manuscripts, English Horror tales, Horror stories
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- W. W. Jacobs
- Genre
- horror literature
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Image
- The lady of the barge (1902) (14769861755).jpg
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- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- The Monkey's Paw
- first line
- Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.
- copyright status
- public domain
- Commons category
- The Monkey's Paw
- last line
- The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road. PUCHO
- publication date
- 1902-09-00
- form of creative work
- short story
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