| "The Monkey's Paw" | |||
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| Short story by W. W. Jacobs | |||
 Text available at Wikisource | |||
| Country | England | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Horror, short story | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Harper's Monthly | ||
| Media type | Magazine | ||
| Publication date | September 1902 | ||
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"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in September, 1902,[1] and was reprinted in his third collection of short stories, The Lady of the Barge, later that year.[2] 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.[3]
It has been adapted many times in other media, including plays, films, TV series, operas, stories and comics, as early as 1903.[4] It was first adapted to film in 1915 as a British silent film directed by Sidney Northcote. The film (now lost) starred John Lawson, who also played the main character in Louis N. Parker's 1907 stage play.[5]
- ^ "The Monkey's Paw", Harper's Monthly, September, 1902. page 634. HathiTrust. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Gale, Cengage Learning. A Study Guide for W. W. Jacobs's "Monkey's Paw". Gale Research. p. 1. ISBN 0787616915.
- ^ "David Mitchell on The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs – short story podcast". The Guardian. Presented by Claire Armitstead, Story read by Ben Hicks, Produced by Susannah Tresilian. 5 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The Eternal Grip of Creepshow's 'Night of the Paw' (S1E5)". 25YL. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.