The Monkey's Paw

The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 2.

by William Wymark Jacobs, Maurice Greiffenhagen (Illustrator) & Amy Richards (Illustrator)

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20th century
Language: English
Content type: FictionJuvenile

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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs is a horror short story first published in 1902. When the White family receives a mummified monkey's paw that grants three wishes, they dismiss warnings about its terrible power. Their seemingly innocent wish sets off a chain of devastating events that test the boundaries between fate and human desire. This classic tale of supernatural consequences has become one of the most adapted horror stories in literature, spawning countless retellings across stage, film, and television. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends and Ritual magic and grimoires.

Ritual magic and grimoires
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Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Open Library record	August 1989	Oxford University Press	—	9780194216395 019421639X	Print-disabled access	Open Library (opens in a new tab)
The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 2. Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2004-04-01	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)