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  • Bibliography:
    61 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2005
  • Latest Book:
    August 2015
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Book List in Order: 61 titles

  • Monkey's Paw the: And Other Tales of Mystery and the Macab

    The Monkey's Pawand Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre , Compiled by Gary Hoppenstand, brings together a unique collection of W.W. Jacobs's horror stories never before collected. There are eighteen stories altogether in this collection of the mac...

  • Deep Waters

    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Deep Waters' is a collection of short stories that contains tales such as 'Shareholders'...

  • The Ghost of Jerry Bundler

    William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels. He is now best remembered for his macabre tales The Monkey's Paw, and The Toll House (in the collection of short stories The Lady of the Barge). However the majority of his outp...

  • Light Freights

    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Light Freights' is a collection of short stories that contains tales such as 'An Odd Freak&...

  • The Best of W.W. Jacobs

    W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and novels best remembered for his The Monkey’s Paw. His works are known for their humor. Marine life was a favorite subject of Jacobs. Some stories feature seamen and dockhands from t...

  • Back to Back

    Mrs. Scutts, concealed behind the curtain, gazed at the cab in uneasy amazement. The cabman clambered down from the box and, opening the door, stood by with his hands extended ready for any help that might be needed. A stranger was the first to aligh...

  • Shareholders Deep Waters Part 1

    Shareholders - Deep Waters, Part 1. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you...

  • The White Cat

  • The Old Man of the Sea

    Dodo Collections brings you another classic from W.W Jacobs, ‘The Old Man of the Sea.’ "What I want you to do," said Mr. George Wright, as he leaned towards the old sailor, "is to be an uncle to me." "Aye, aye," said the mystified Mr. Kemp, ...



  • Dixon's Return

    Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea. School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea. I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talkin...

  • More Cargoes

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • A Benefit Performance

    Jacobs is now remembered for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw" (published 1902 in the collection of short stories The Lady of the Barge) [3] and "The Toll House" (published 1909 in the collection of short stories Sailors' Knots). However, the major...

  • A Circular Tour

    A Circular Tour is a short story by W. W. Jacobs. William Wymark Jacobs (8 September 1863 â€" 1 September 1943), was an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his horror story The Mon...

  • Easy Money

    A lad of about twenty stepped ashore from the schooner Jane, and joining a girl, who had been avoiding for some ten minutes the ardent gaze of the night-watchman, set off arm-in-arm. The watchman rolled his eyes and shook his head slowly. Nearly all...

  • His Other Self

    "They're as like as two peas, him and 'is brother," said the night- watchman, gazing blandly at the indignant face of the lighterman on the barge below; "and the on'y way I know this one is Sam is because Bill don't use bad langwidge. Twins they are,...

  • Keeping Watch

    "Human natur'!" said the night-watchman, gazing fixedly at a pretty girl in a passing waterman's skiff. "Human natur'!" He sighed, and, striking a match, applied it to his pipe and sat smoking thoughtfully. "The young fellow is pretending that his ...

  • Stepping Backwards

    "Wonderful improvement," said Mr. Jack Mills. "Show 'em to me again." Mr. Simpson took his pipe from his mouth and, parting his lips, revealed his new teeth. "And you talk better," said Mr. Mills, taking his glass from the counter and emptying it; ...

  • The Understudy

    "Dogs on board ship is a nuisance," said the night-watchman, gazing fiercely at the vociferous mongrel that had chased him from the deck of the Henry William; "the skipper asks me to keep an eye on the ship, and then leaves a thing like that down in ...

  • The Unknown

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  • The Vigil

    "I'm the happiest man in the world," said Mr. Farrer, in accents of dreamy tenderness. Miss Ward sighed. "Wait till father comes in," she said. Mr. Farrer peered through the plants which formed a welcome screen to the window and listened with some un...

  • 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 state of things that had only happened once before. That was three weeks after marri...

  • Lawyer Quince

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  • The Convert

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  • Double Dealing

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  • Fairy Gold

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  • The Head of the Family

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  • Over the Side

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  • Skilled Assistance

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  • Blundell's Improvement

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  • Deep Waters, Part 9, the Substitute

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  • The Substitute

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  • Breaking a Spell

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  • A Spirit of Avarice

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  • Good Intentions

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  • The Toll House

    The Toll-House has a long and terrible history as a place of death. But Jack Barnes doesn't believe in spirits. His travelling companions, Messrs. Meagle, Lester, and White, wager that he might be convinced otherwise if they all spend a night togethe...

  • At Sunwich Port, Complete

  • Deep Waters Part 8, Bedridden and the Winter Offensive

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  • Dirty Work Deep Waters Part 11

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  • Fine Feathers

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  • The Monkey's Paw and Others

    The definitive collection of W. W. Jacob's macabre tales, and one of only two editions of Jacobs’ horror stories available in the English-speaking world, this brand new anthology is replete with informed annotations, expository commentary, and chil...

  • The Rival Beauties

    This early work by W. W. Jacobs was originally published in 1894 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Rival Beauties' is a short story about a mysterious creature of the deep. The Cryptofiction Cla...

  • Sailors' Knots Matrimonial Openings Part 5

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  • W.W. Jacobs - The Short Stories - Volume 1

    William Wymark Jacobs was born on September 8th, 1863 in the Wapping district of London, England. Jacobs grew up near the docks, where his father was a wharf manager. The docks and river side would be a constant theme of his writing in years to come....

  • Shareholders, the Original Classic Short Story

    Shareholders, by W W Jacobs Sailor man-said the night-watchman, musingly-a sailorman is like a fish he is safest when 'e is at sea. When a fish comes ashore it is in for trouble, and so is sailorman. One poor chap I knew 'ardly ever came ashore witho...

  • At Sunwich Port

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    Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Jacobs W.W, ‘At Sunwich Port.’ William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels. Quite popular in his lifetime primarily for his amusing maritime tales of life along the...

  • The Castaways

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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

  • Dialstone Lane

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    Dodo Collections brings you another classic from W.W Jacobs, ‘Dialstone Lane.’ No less a personage than the great Mark Twain was a fan of this book. In a small English town, a retired sea Captain comes to live who beguiles the natives with e...

  • Lady Of The Barge And Others

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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • The Lady of the Barge

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    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Lady of the Barge' is a collection of short stories that contains many of his most popular ...



  • Many Cargoes

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    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Many Cargoes' is a collection of short stories that contains tales such as 'Smoked Skipper&...

  • A Master Of Craft

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    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...

  • The Monkey's Paw

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    When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do -- they wish for money. But every wish has a consequence, and the White family finds they are completely unprepared for...

  • Night Watches

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    William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels. He is now best remembered for his macabre tales The Monkey's Paw, and The Toll House (in the collection of short stories The Lady of the Barge). However the majority of his outp...

  • Odd Craft

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    Dodo Collections brings you another classic from W.W Jacobs, ‘Odd Craft.’ Mr. Jacobs serenely continues to distribute wholesome food for laughter. These characters elicit fresh admiration for the inexhaustible inventions of their creator. &#...

  • Sailor's Knots

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    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1909 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Sailor' Knots' is one of the author's few full length novels. Jacobs worked as a clerk ...

  • Salthaven

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    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Salthaven' is one of the author's few full length novels. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the c...

  • Sea Urchins

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    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...

  • Ship's Company

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    Dodo Collections brings you another classic from W.W. Jacobs, ‘Ship's Company, The Entire Collection’. William Wymark "W. W." Jacobs (8 September 1863 â€" 1 September 1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of ...

  • Short Cruises

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    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Short Cruises' is a collection of short stories that contains tales such as 'The Changeling...

  • The Skipper's Wooing And The Brown Man's Servant

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    This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Skipper's Wooing and The Brown Man's Servant' is one of the author's few full l...

  • Captains All

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    Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Jacobs W.W, ‘Captains All and Others.’ William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels. Quite popular in his lifetime primarily for his amusing maritime tales of life a...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

W.W. Jacobs / William Wymark Jacobs has published 61 books.

W.W. Jacobs / William Wymark Jacobs does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Shareholders, the Original Classic Short Story, was published in August 2015.

The first book by W.W. Jacobs / William Wymark Jacobs, Monkey's Paw the: And Other Tales of Mystery and the Macab, was published in September 2005.

No. W.W. Jacobs / William Wymark Jacobs does not write books in series.
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