Which 1902 short story by W. W. Jacobs is based on the premise of three wishes coming true but with an enormous price for interfering with fate?
The Monkey's Paw The Monkey's Paw "The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in the collection "The Lady of the Barge" in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of the monkey's paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. It has been adapted scores of times in other media, including plays, movies, TV shows, operas, stories and comics, as early as 1903 and as recently as 2017. The short story involves Mr. and Mrs. White and their adult son, Herbert. Sergeant-Major Morris, a
W. W. Jacobs of the short stories, and Jacobs' love for the forest scenery in the area features in his "Land Of Cockaigne". Another blue plaque shows Jacobs' central London residence at 15 Gloucester Gate, Regents Park (later used for the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture). Jacobs stated that although he had held left-wing opinions in his youth, in his later years his political position was "Conservative and Individualistic". Jacobs died on 1 September 1943 at Hornsey Lane, Islington, London. W. W. Jacobs William Wymark Jacobs (1863–1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was