Books by W. W. Jacobs

William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was a prolific short-story writer. Known for his trademark wit - even in the horror story 'The Monkey's Paw', for which he is best known - Jacobs set most of his stories in the docks of East London, where he lived from a young age, as well as in Essex, where he moved in his middle age.