The Lady of the Barge
Cover U.S. 1st edition, Dodd Mead, N.Y., 1902 | |
Author | W. W. Jacobs |
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Cover artist | Amy Richards |
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Language | English |
Genre | Horror, humor |
Publisher | Alan Rodgers Books |
Publication date | 1902 |
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ISBN | 978-1-59818-529-4 |
The Lady of the Barge is an anthology of short stories by W. W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. Many of Jacobs' most famous short stories were included in this collection.
Details
This volume includes the notorious classic tale, "The Monkey's Paw," as well as "The Lady of the Barge," "Bill's Paper Chase," "The Well," "Cupboard Love," "In the Library," "Captain Rogers," "A Tiger's Skin," "A Mixed Proposal," "An Adulteration Act," "A Golden Venture," and "Three at Table."
Stories collected in The Lady of the Barge
- "The Monkey's Paw"
- "The Lady of the Barge"
- "Bill's Paper Chase"
- "The Well"
- "Cupboard Love"
- "In the Library"
- "Captain Rogers"
- "A Tiger's Skin"
- "A Mixed Proposal"
- "An Adulteration Act"
- "A Golden Venture"
- "Three at Table"
Feature film adaptations
- The Monkey's Paw (1915 film) a British silent film version, directed by Sidney Northcote.[1]
- The Monkey's Paw (1923 film), a British silent film directed by Manning Haynes.[2]
- The Monkey's Paw (1933) RKO Radio Pictures directed by Wesley Ruggles & Ernest B. Schoedsack.[3]
- The Monkey's Paw (1948 film), a British horror film directed by Norman Lee.[4]
- The Monkey's Paw (2013 film), an American horror film directed by Brett Simmons.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Alan Goble (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 241. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
- ↑ "The Monkey's Paw (1923) - Manning H. Haynes - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Lady of the Barge by W W Jacobs". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ↑ "The Monkey's Paw (1948)".
- ↑ "The Monkey's Paw (2013) - Brett Simmons - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links
- The Lady of the Barge public domain ebook at Standard Ebooks
- "The Lady of the Barge by W.W. Jacobs @ Classic Reader". Classicreader.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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