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The Monkey's Paw eBook
3,459 words, approx. 12 pages
 The complete online text of The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs.


| Name: |
W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs | | Variant Name: |
W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs, W. W(ymark) Jacobs, William Wymark Jacobs | | Birth Date: |
September 8, 1863 | | Death Date: |
September 1, 1943 | | Nationality: |
British, English | | Gender: |
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Biography of W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs
5428 words, approx. 18.1 pages
 W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. His stories, many of them amusing tales of life along t...


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The Monkey’s Paw Information
659 words, approx. 2 pages
 "The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902. The story is based on traditional stories in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its...




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A Comparison of Two Horror Stories
2,147 words, approx. 7 pages
 Compares and contrasts two horror stories, The Red Room, by H. G. Wells, and The Monkey's Paw, by W. W. Jacobs. Considers how each author creates and builds tension and atmosphere in his story.
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"The Monkey's Paw": A Freudian Perspective
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 This essay discusses W.W. Jacobs' story "The Monkey's Paw" through Sigmund Freud theories about The Uncanny. The essay discusses if the story is uncanny or not, according the theory just mentioned.
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The Monkey's Paw: Time Structure
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 This essay deals with the subject of Time Structure in W.W. Jacobs story "The Monkey's Paw". Describes how the feature of time can hide many elements which can provide understanding of the story in a deeper way. Details how the reader takes great responsibility in determining the final income by filling the gaps which are constructed mainly because of the lack of clear time structures.


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