W. W. Jacobs

"When the skipper of HMS Foam agrees to vacate his stateroom when his Mate's wife wants to take a short vacation onboard for a 10-day voyage, he has no idea that his own wife is also planning a surprise holiday on the ship. When the two women arrive,...

William Wymark Jacobs (1863 - 1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. Most of his works were either humorous tales or horror stories. Many of his popular tales are written in the cockney vernacular and are based either on the docks at...

A beastly collection of animal stories from the great storytellers of the world.The Black Poodle by F. AnsteyMrs. Packletide's Tiger by SakiPickled Herring by W.W. JacobsCurried Cow by Ambrose BierceThe She-Wolf by SakiThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan...

When a mutinous spirit breaks out among the crew of the schooner, the Captain and Mate cannot comprehend the cause. As the sailors one by one refuse to eat the rotting food the Skipper has supplied, he decides to make an example of the cabin boy.The...

Welcome to Volume Three of what is on the way to becoming the world's largest collection of quality, classic horror short story audiobooks.This volume starts with the famous M.R. James' story of occult revenge, 'Casting the Runes', about a slighted...

W. W. Jacobs (1863-1941) is best known as a writer of humorous stories and the crafter of the most grisly of horror stories.The following four stories belong firmly in the latter category."His Brother’s Keeper""The Interruption""The Monkey’s Paw""The...

W. W. Jacobs (1863-1941) is well known for humorous stories and for the most grisly of horror stories. His Brother's Keeper belongs firmly in the latter category. It tells the story of a man whose murdered enemy lies secretly buried at the bottom of...

William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. His most popular works in the early part of the last century were his humorous tales set around the docks of Wapping and in the taproom of the infamous Cauliflower...

-En español neutro, narrado por un humano-En esta historia la pata de un mono muerto es un talismán que cumple a quien la posea tres deseos, pero estos deseos se cumplen de forma contraproducente. Duration - 3h 34m. Author - W. W. Jacobs. Narrator -...

El cuento que Garcia Marquez llamo "perfecto". "La pata del mono" de W.W. Jacobs es uno de los cuentos clasicos de la literatura del terror y en sus memorias, Gabriel García Marquez lo llama el cuento perfecto. Pero esta antologia de la literatura...

A most popular Jacobs character, a night watchman along the English coast, remembers troubles his friends got into during shore leave. At least part of the fault lay with those friends, who were both careless and naïve. But not all the stories are...

A splendid collection of seafarers' tales."Choice Spirits", by W.W. Jacobs"A Descent into the Maelström", by Edgar Allan Poe"Pickled Herring", by W.W. Jacobs"The Secret Sharer", by Joseph Conrad"Mixed Relations", by W.W. Jacobs"The Upper Berth", by F....

"Fifteen humorous stories by W.W. Jacobs, set on board sailing boats, schooners, barges, and around the docks and quays of London and the South Coast.Includes:""Smoked Skipper""""A Safety Match""""A Rash Experiment""""The Cabin Passenger""""Choice...

W. W. Jacobs was best known for his humorous tales of sailors, often related by his most popular and enduring character: the night-watchman on the wharf in Wapping, recounting the preposterous adventures of his acquaintances Ginger Dick, Sam Small,...

W.W. Jacobs was an English writer, famous for his humorous short stories, particularly those relating the preposterous adventures and misadventures of sailors on leave. This collection, Short Cruises, contains some of W.W. Jacobs' most popular...

When Ralph, the new cabin boy joins the schooner ship Susan-Jane, which is carrying a cargo of gunpowder, he finds to his surprise that he has not signed up for a life as a swashbuckling pirate.Instead of romance and adventure, he finds himself having...

An absorbing set of stories set in Victorian and Edwardian London.Old Fags by Stacy AumonierThe One Million Pound Bank Note by Mark TwainThe Omnibus by Sir Arthur Quiller-CouchA Circular Tour by W. W. JacobsThe Hired Baby by Marie...

On a cool night, an ill formed man darkens the doorway of Mrs. Boxer. Her trepidation turns to instant joy when she discovers it to be her long lost husband, who has been lost at sea for the past three years.But the supposed Mr. Boxer has a suspicious...

A jealous sailor husband, a pretty but bored young wife and a grey parrot with a masterly command of bad language and an attitude to match. The perfect ingredients for a slapstick comedy from the master of humorous writing. Author - W. W. Jacobs....

W. W. Jacobs (1863-1941) is well known for humorous stories and for the most grisly of horror stories. The Interruption belongs very much in the latter category.Spencer Goddard's wife has died suddenly after a short and intense illness. Finally...

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live with their grown son Guisheng who works at a factory. One day an old friend of Mr. Zhang comes to visit the family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. He tells the Zhang family...

The Monkey's Paw is a classic horror short story written by author W. W. Jacobs, published in England in 1902. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price....

Be careful what you wish for.W.W.Jacob's famous horror story about the monkey's paw, a talisman which has had a spell cast on it, enabling three people each to have three wishes...which come true with devastating consequences. Author - W. W. Jacobs....

When a family receives a magical monkey's paw, they learn the hard way to be careful what they wish for. Duration - 8h 35m. Author - W. W. Jacobs. Narrator - John Sterchi. Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Sequoia Kids Media...