The Lady of the Barge

Cover U.S. 1st edition, Dodd Mead, N.Y., 1902
Author	W. W. Jacobs
Cover artist	Amy Richards
Language	English
Genre	Crime, horror, humour, romance
Publisher	Alan Rodgers Books
Publication date	1902
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
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, including " The Monkey's Paw", were published in this collection. These are stories of suspense, situational humour, romance, horror, crime, greed and murder.

Contents

This volume includes twelve stories.

• " 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"

Adaptations

The iconic classic horror tale " The Monkey's Paw" has been adapted for film, television and theatre, and has inspired musical works and literary retellings.

External links

• The Lady of the Barge at Standard Ebooks
• TheLady of the Barge public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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