Cuidado con lo que deseas porque puede convertirse en realidad. Así actúa la pata del mono, un poderoso y antiguo talismán que cumplirá los deseos de la familia White. Pero, ¿y si la elección fuera equivocada?...

Al igual que ocurre con otros volúmenes de la Colección Mejores Cuentos, la presente antología reúne historias de los más destacados cuentistas de Inglaterra. La cantidad de grandes escritores ingleses...

When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do—they wish for money. But every wish has a consequence, and the White family...

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Monkey's Paw...

Happy Halloween! British Mystery Multipack – Volume 16 presents four chilling classic mysteries just in time for All Hallows' Eve:   The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood.   The Private Memoirs and Confessions...

The ancient port of Sunwich was basking in the sunshine of a July afternoon. A rattle of cranes and winches sounded from the shipping in the harbour, but the town itself was half asleep. Somnolent shopkeepers...

Every sailorman grumbles about the sea, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully. It's human nature to grumble, and I s'pose they keep on grumbling and sticking to it because there ain't much else they can...

William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels. During his career he was best known for his farcical comedies involving dockside and rural Essex characters. He occasionally wrote...

R. John Vyner, ship-owner, pushed his chair back from his writing-table and gazed with kindly condescension at the chief clerk as he stood before it with a handful of papers. "We shall be able to relieve...

DESERTED HOMEWARD BOUND SELF-HELP SENTENCE DEFERRED "MATRIMONIAL OPENINGS" ODD MAN OUT "THE TOLL-HOUSE" PETER'S PENCE THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY PRIZE MONEY DOUBLE DEALING KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

THE LADY OF THE BARGE THE MONKEY'S PAW 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

Sailormen are not good 'ands at saving money as a rule, said the night-watchman, as he wistfully toyed with a bad shilling on his watch-chain, though to 'ear 'em talk of saving when they're at sea and...

William Wymark "W. W." Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels.[1] Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his horror story

Dr. Frank Carson had been dreaming tantalizing dreams of cooling, effervescent beverages. Over and over again in his dreams he had risen from his bed, and tripping lightly down to the surgery in his pajamas,...

Fine Feathers Friends in Need Good Intentions Fairy Gold Watch-Dogs The Bequest The Guardian Angel Dual Control Skilled Assistance For Better or Worse The Old Man of The Sea "Manners Makyth Man"

William Wymark "W. W." Jacobs, an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw".

THE MONEY-BOX THE CASTAWAY BLUNDELL'S IMPROVEMENT BILL'S LAPSE LAWYER QUINCE BREAKING A SPELL ESTABLISHING RELATIONS THE CHANGING NUMBERS THE PERSECUTION OF BOB PRETTY DIXON'S RETURN A SPIRIT OF AVARICE...

The ancient port of Sunwich was basking in the sunshine of a July afternoon. A rattle of cranes and winches sounded from the shipping in the harbour, but the town itself was half asleep. Somnolent shopkeepers...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. W. W. Jacobs was a prolific writer of short stories. His topics were typically humorous and nautical in nature, but they weren’t exclusively...

"The Castaway" is a short story by W. W. Jacobs, telling of the return of a husband, who was thought lost and buried at sea for three years. Mrs. Boxer immediately welcomes him, but his mother-in-law...

What would you do if you were given a chance to correct the incorrigible? Everything is going well for the White family, but they are human beings after all, and like everybody else, they want money....

The crew of the ship come together in a syndicate to find the missing father of the lady whom their skipper should like to favour. Their resulting escapades prove to be highly amusing - Summary by Alan...

When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do—they wish for money. But every wish has a consequence, and the White family...

Jacobs is now remembered for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw." However, the majority of his output was humorous in tone. Michael Sadleir described Jacobs' fiction thus: "I wrote stories of three kinds,...

Saki's (a.k.a Hector Hugh Munro) unique brand of humor has resonated with readers for over a century. Both macabre and also at times vicious, his writing nonetheless manages to perfectly capture the trivial...

Cuidado com aquilo que você deseja! Neste episódio, a família White recebe a visita de um amigo que acaba de retornar de uma viagem à Índia, trazendo consigo uma curiosa mão de macaco empalhada. Mas atenção:...

🌙 Step deeper into the enchanting world of magic and mysticism with The Book of Shadows Vol 2! This captivating sequel builds upon the foundations of its predecessor, offering advanced techniques, refined...

Money - and the social effects of having it or not - is too big a theme in people's daily lives to be ignored by literature. The writers gave the most varied interpretations and looked from the most different...

This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature...

Halloween is one of our favorite holiday dates! A chance to unleash our tensions with games and costumes and be a child once again. Halloween is time for 'trick or treat' and scary readings. In addition...