The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

First published in Harper’s Monthly in September 1902 and collected later that year in The Lady of the Barge, W. W. Jacobs’s chilling tale “The Monkey’s Paw” has become one of the most enduring works of supernatural fiction in the English language.

Set in an isolated home on a cold and stormy night, the story turns on the arrival of a mysterious talisman said to grant three wishes. What follows is a masterfully restrained tale of fate, grief, and the peril of tampering with forces meant to lie beyond human reach. With remarkable economy and atmosphere, Jacobs builds an unsettling tension that culminates in one of the most memorable endings in all of horror literature.

Our edition of “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs is presented as part of our Short Story series. This edition carries no rights and is not numbered. This edition is not included as part of Lifetime Subscriptions.

• 6¼” × 9¼” trim size.
• 16 pages.
• Limited to 400 unnumbered copies.
• Printed letterpress by Scott Vile on Hahnemühle Biblio.
• Wood engraving by Chris Pig printed from the original block.
  
• Hand-sewn into a Hahnemühle Bugra wrapper with flaps.
• Letterpress printed paper cover label.
• Signed by the printer and wood engraver.

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