Perhaps this story is well known, perhaps it is not. It certainly has seen its fair share of publicity, both in radio and on film. Like many short stories that gain fame, this one comes from a collection published in 1902 titled The Lady of the Barge by William Wymark Jacobs….and has been read by millions, both student and casual reader alike. Now you know where this little gem originated…and from whence it came…
The first edition of The Lady of the
Barge and The Monkey’s
Paw starts on page 27…