Jacobs is now remembered for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw." However, the majority of his output was humorous in tone. Michael Sadleir described Jacobs' fiction thus: "I wrote stories of three kinds, describing the misadventures of sailor-men ashore, celebrating the artful dodger of a slow-witted village, and such of the macabre."In the seven selected short stories the reader will be able to know a little of each fascet of this versatile author.The Monkey's PawA Golden VentureA Love-KnotAn Adulteration Act Back to BackEstablishing Relations Captain Rogers

W.W. Jacobs, in full William Wymark Jacobs, (born September 8, 1863, London, Englanddied September 1, 1943, London), English short-story writer best known for his classic horror story "The Monkey's Paw."