The Lady of the Barge

The Lady of the Barge

infobox Book |
name = The Lady of the Barge
author = W.W. Jacobs
cover_artist =
country = flagicon|UK UK
language = English
genre = Horror
publisher = Alan Rodgers Books
release_date = 1902
media_type = Print
pages =
isbn = ISBN 9781598185294
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"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."

tories 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 (short story)|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" (1933) RKO Radio Pictures directed by Wesley Ruggles & Ernest B. Schoedsack.

ee also

*W.W. Jacobs

External links

*http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/mnkyspaw.htm
*http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/bookid.2439/sec./
*http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/w-w-jacobs/lady-of-barge.htm


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