Description
The Toll-House has a long and terrible history as a place of death. But Jack Barnes doesn't believe in spirits. His travelling companions, Messrs. Meagle, Lester, and White, wager that he might be convinced otherwise if they all spend a night together in the house. Four men go in, but will four come out?
W. W. Jacobs was an English author, well-known for his story "The Monkey's Paw."
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About the Author
William Wymark "W. W." Jacobs (1863 1943) was an English author of novels and short stories, most famously "The Monkey's Paw." Seth is the cartoonist behind the comic-book series Palookaville. His comics have a appeared in the New York Times magazine, Best American Comics, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared on the cover of the New Yorker, the Walrus, and CNQ.
Book Information
ISBN 9781771961967
Author W. W. Jacobs
Format Paperback
Page Count 42
Imprint Biblioasis
Publisher Biblioasis