Studies in Short Fiction, January 1st, 1998
PENSIVE JESTER: THE LITERARY CAREER OF W. W. JACOBS by John D. Cloy. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1996. vii + 158 pages. $39.50.
Literary reputations are curious things. During his lifetime, humorist W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) earned wealth and acclaim for his short stories and books, attracting favorable comments from writers as diverse as Henry James, G. K. Chesterton, J. B. Priestley, and Christopher Morley. Today, however, we remember him solely as the author of "The Monkey's Paw"--that unforgettable macabre tale usually encountered in an anthology. Several matters contr...
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