What did WW Jacobs do before writing?
What did WW Jacobs do before writing?
In 1879, Jacobs began work as a clerk in the Post Office Savings Bank. By 1885 he had his first short story published, but success came slowly.
Where did Jacobs grow up?
W.W. Jacobs, in full William Wymark Jacobs, (born September 8, 1863, London, England—died September 1, 1943, London), English short-story writer best known for his classic horror story “The Monkey’s Paw.” Jacobs’s early home was a house on a River Thames wharf, where his father was manager.
What inspired WW Jacobs to write monkey’s paw?
Jacobs drew from a number of widely known literary sources in writing “The Monkey’s Paw” to make the story both familiar and unsettling. His most recognizable influence was the tale of Aladdin and the magic lamp, one of the more famous tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, or simply Arabian Nights, as Mrs.
