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I've recently given three short stories to our readers (this is the third), progressing in length from shorter to longer. "The Monkey's Paw" is a classic "Three Wishes" tale by W. W. Jacobs - it isn't the greatest story I've read, but it's one of the most influential horror stories of all-time. It is worth reading, and a good, entertaining fifteen minutes - have at it, and let us know what you think. "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs on americanliterature.com -
ah, 1902! I remember it well. Wasn't that the year that the Cuban republic was formed, after the US beat poor little Spain to a bloody, whimpering pulp? The year the Charron, Girardot et Voigt , the first fully armoured "tank", was introduced at the Salon de l'Automobile et du cycle in Brussels? Even looks fun to drive! (q.v.). The year that miserable old wretch Cecil Rhodes, the worst figure in the whole of European colonization of Africa, finally did the long-suffering universe a good turn by shoving off into eternal damnation?
