The Weaker Vessel Summary
W. W. Jacobs

THE WEAKER VESSEL Mr. Gribble sat in his small front parlour in a state of angry amazement.  It was half-past six and there was no Mrs. Gribble; worse still, there was no tea.  It was a sta... Read more

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. H... Read more