{"product_id":"the-monkeys-paw-and-other-tales-9780897334419","title":"The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e, Compiled by Gary Hoppenstand, brings together a unique collection of W.W. Jacobs's horror stories never before collected. There are eighteen stories altogether in this collection of the macabre and supernatural. Jacobs's own boyhood memories of South Devon Wharf lend an authenticity to the many stories with nautical backgrounds or that feature seamen as protagonists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3625514\"\u003eW. W. Jacobs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academy Chicago Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.44w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780897334419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0897334418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC012000\"\u003eGhost\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.W. Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e is considered a master of the macabre tale, and especially \u003ci\u003eThe Monkey's Paw\u003c\/i\u003e, the lead story in this collection, is a classic horror tale. Collected here are 18 of his stories, and will introduce North American mystery and horror aficionados to one of the great lost artists of the genre. Readers will be delighted by his range of witty and skillful prose, and will see how they are infused with shrewd and sardonic humor. Jacobs was a master at weaving terror and suspense into scenes of everyday life. Readers new to Jacobs are in for a rare treat. \u003cb\u003eGary Hoppenstand\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of American thought and language at Michigan State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eClive Barker's Short Stories: Imagination as Metaphor in the Books of Blood and Other Works\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003ePopular Fiction: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Popular Culture Association's National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academy Chicago Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44489745989869,"sku":"9780897334419","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b0265bc6-f055-4698-906d-f172ce117fe7.jpg?v=1700871852","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-monkeys-paw-and-other-tales-9780897334419","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}