The Lady of the Barge

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, including "The Monkey's Paw", were included in this collection.

The Lady of the Barge

Cover U.S. 1st edition, Dodd Mead, N.Y., 1902
Author	W. W. Jacobs
Cover artist	Amy Richards
Country	UK
Language	English
Genre	Horror, humor
Publisher	Alan Rodgers Books
Publication date	1902
Media type	Print
ISBN	978-1-59818-529-4

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", The Killer Tiger's Skin", "A Mixed Proposal", "An Adulteration Act", "A Golden Venture", and "Three at Table".

Feature film adaptations

• The Monkey's Paw (1915 film) a British silent film version, was directed by Sidney Northcote.[1]
• The Monkey's Paw (1923 film), a British silent film, was directed by Manning Haynes.[2]
• The Monkey's Paw (1933) RKO Radio Pictures, was directed by Wesley Ruggles and Ernest B. Schoedsack.[3]
• The Monkey's Paw (1948 film), a British horror film, was directed by Norman Lee.[4]
• The Monkey's Paw (2013 film), an American horror film, was directed by Brett Simmons.[5]

See also

• List of adaptations of The Monkey's Paw

References

1. Alan Goble (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 241. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
2. "The Monkey's Paw (1923) - Manning H. Haynes - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
3. "The Lady of the Barge by W W Jacobs". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
4. "The Monkey's Paw (1948)".
5. "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.