William Wymark Jacobs

The Lady of the Barge Illustrated William Wymark Jacobs

The Lady of the Barge is an anthology of short stories by W. W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. Many of Jacobs' most famous short stories, including "The Monkey's Paw", were included in this collection. Although W. W. Jacobs is most well known for his horror short story, A Monkey's Paw - most of the work he published was more on the humorous side. This book is an anthology of 12 short stories including: The Monkey's Paw; The Lady of the Barge; Bill's Paper Chase; The Well; Cupboard Love; In the Library; Captain Rogers; A Tiger's Skin; A Mixed Proposal; An Adulteration Act; A Golden Venture; and, Three at Table.