Adcock, A.St. John. "WilliamWymarkJacobs," in his TTie Glory That Was Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors, Musson Book Company, 1928, pp. 147-57 Adcock discusses Jacobs's use of humor, horror and sentiment, and praises his stylistic control
Donaldson, Norman "W W Jacobs," in Supernatural Fiction Writers, Vol. 1, edited by E F Bleiler, Scnbner, 1985, pp. 383-87.
Donaldson writes a brief description of Jacobs's supernatural tales, including "The Monkey's Paw," which he calls Jacobs's best.
Harding, James. "The Monkey's Paw," in The Reference Guide to Short Fiction, edited by Noelle Watson, St James, 1994, p. 806.
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