W. W. Jacobs

Also known as William Wymark Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels (1863–1943)

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Born: 8 September 1863
Died: 1 September 1943
Works: 470

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The gray parrot
Spectral Tales
In borrowed plumes
Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
The night-watchman and other longshoremen

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William Wymark Jacobs (8 September 1863 – 1 September 1943), was an English author of short stories and novels. He is now best remembered for his macabre tales "The Monkey's Paw" (published 1902) and "The Toll House" (in the collection of short stories The Lady of the Barge). However the majority of his output was humorous in tone. His favourite subjects were marine life: "men who go down to the sea in ships of moderate tonnage" said Punch, reviewing his first collection of stories <a href="http

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