W. W. Jacobs: The Complete Supernatural Stories (20+ Tales of Horror and Mystery: The Monkey's Paw, the Well, Sam's Ghost, the Toll-house, Jerry Bundler, the Brown Man's Servant...)

William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and novels.

Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his macabre story "e;The Monkey's Paw"e; (1902) and several other ghost stories, including "e;The Toll House"e; (1909) and "e;Jerry Bundler"e; (1901). "e;The Monkey's Paw"e;, a tale of superstition and terror unfolding within a realistic, Dickensian setting of domestic warmth and coziness, is a felicitous example of Jacobs's ability to combine everyday life and gentle humour with exotic adventure and dread.