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The Collected Works of W W Jacobs - PergamonMedia - cover

The Collected Works of W W Jacobs - PergamonMedia

W. W. Jacobs

Publisher: PergamonMedia

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Summary

This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: 
• The Monkey's Paw
• The Old Man of the Sea
• Sailor's Knots
• The Monkey's Paw
• The Lady of the Barge and Others
• Odd Craft
• At Sunwich Port
• Stories of W.W. Jacobs
• Self-Help
• Night Watches
• Deep Waters
• The Ghost of Jerry Bundler and Charles Rock
• Many Cargoes
• Short Cruises
• Easy Money
• Ship's Company
• Light Freights
• The Well
• An Adulteration Act
• Dialstone Lane
• The Three Sisters
• A Master Of Craft
• The White Cat
• The Understudy
• The Money Box
• Salthaven
• Breaking a Spell
• The Boatswain's Mate
• More Cargoes
• Dialstone Lane
• Sea Urchins
• The Toll-House
• Husbandry
• The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant
• Watch-Dogs
• Fairy Gold
• Deserted
• The Persecution of Bob Pretty
• His Other Self
• Back to Back
• Sam's Ghost
• Three at Table
• The Castaway
• Double Dealing
• The Guardian Angel
• Four Pigeons
• Keeping Watch
• Keeping Up Appearances
• Friends in Need
• Dialstone Lane
• Lawyer Quince
• Odd Man Out
• Striking Hard
• Captains All and Others
• At Sunwich Port
• Peter's Pence
• The Bequest
• Family Cares
• Dirty Work
• The Long AgoJ. W. Wright
• The Unknown
•. etc.
Available since: 04/07/2015.

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