author
W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
1863–1943
Best known for the chilling classic "The Monkey’s Paw," this English storyteller also had a sharp gift for comic tales of sailors, dockworkers, and everyday life along the Thames.
114 Audiobooks
Dialstone Lane, Part 2.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Captain Rogers The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 7.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
In the Library The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 6.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Deep Waters
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![At Sunwich Port [complete]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f7df829d50c265d6ef26/cover.jpg)
At Sunwich Port [complete]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dialstone Lane, Part 3.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Bob's Redemption Captains All, Book 5.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Boatswain's Mate Captains All, Book 2.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
A Tiger's Skin The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 8.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![The understudy [Night watches, Part 3.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f88f829d50c265d7099e/cover.jpg)
The understudy [Night watches, Part 3.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dialstone Lane, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
More cargoes 1897
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
At Sunwich Port, Part 2. Contents: Chapters 6-10
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Short Cruises
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Toll-House Sailor's Knots, Part 7.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Husbandry Deep Waters, Part 6.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
A Mixed Proposal The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 9.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Temptation of Samuel Burge Captains All, Book 8.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
A Golden Venture The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 11.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Odd Man Out Sailor's Knots, Part 6.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dialstone Lane, Part 5.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Monkey's Paw The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 2.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![His other self [Night watches, Part 10.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709b6/cover.jpg)
His other self [Night watches, Part 10.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Family Cares Deep Waters, Part 7.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Manners Makyth Man Ship's Company, Part 12.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Four Pigeons Captains All, Book 7.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Cupboard Love The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 5.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Deserted Sailor's Knots, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Money Box Odd Craft, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Double Dealing Sailor's Knots, Part 11.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dixon's Return Odd Craft, Part 10.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dirty Work Deep Waters, Part 11.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
An Adulteration Act The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 10.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
At Sunwich Port, Part 1. Contents: Chapters 1-5
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Captains All and Others
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Old Man of the Sea Ship's Company, Part 11.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The White Cat Captains All, Book 10.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Fairy Gold Ship's Company, Part 4.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Fine Feathers Ship's Company, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Sailors' Knots (Entire Collection)
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Friends in Need Ship's Company, Part 2.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Bequest Ship's Company, Part 6.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Nest Egg Captains All, Book 3.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![Stepping backwards [Night watches, Part 5.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709a2/cover.jpg)
Stepping backwards [Night watches, Part 5.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Light Freights
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![Dialstone Lane [complete]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f876829d50c265d705ba/cover.jpg)
Dialstone Lane [complete]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
At Sunwich Port, Part 5. Contents: Chapters 21-25
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Three at Table The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 12.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
At Sunwich Port, Part 3. Contents: Chapters 11-15
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Establishing Relations Odd Craft, Part 7.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Lady of the Barge and Others, Entire Collection
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Ship's Company, the Entire Collection
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Constable's Move Captains All, Book 4.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Sentence Deferred Sailor's Knots, Part 4.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Matrimonial Openings Sailor's Knots, Part 5.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![Night watches [complete]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709b8/cover.jpg)
Night watches [complete]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Persecution of Bob Pretty Odd Craft, Part 9.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Prize Money Sailor's Knots, Part 10.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
A master of craft
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Many cargoes
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Ghost of Jerry Bundler
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs, Charles Rock
Over the Side Captains All, Book 6.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Homeward Bound Sailor's Knots, Part 2.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Sam's Ghost Deep Waters, Part 4.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
A Spirit of Avarice Odd Craft, Part 11.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Lady of the Barge The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Striking Hard Deep Waters, Part 10.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Short Cruises
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Captains All Captains All, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Breaking a Spell Odd Craft, Part 6.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Madness of Mr. Lister Captains All, Book 9.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Odd Charges Odd Craft, Part 13.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Well The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 4.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Good Intentions Ship's Company, Part 3.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Made to Measure Deep Waters, Part 3.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dual Control Ship's Company, Part 8.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
At Sunwich Port, Part 4. Contents: Chapters 16-20
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
For Better or Worse Ship's Company, Part 10.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Head of the Family Sailor's Knots, Part 9.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Peter's Pence Sailor's Knots, Part 8.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Bedridden and the Winter Offensive Deep Waters, Part 8.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Third String Odd Craft, Part 12.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![The weaker vessel [Night watches, Part 4.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709a0/cover.jpg)
The weaker vessel [Night watches, Part 4.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709a8/cover.jpg)
The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![The unknown [Night watches, Part 7.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709a6/cover.jpg)
The unknown [Night watches, Part 7.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Keeping Up Appearances Sailor's Knots, Part 12.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Shareholders Deep Waters, Part 1.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Lawyer Quince Odd Craft, Part 5.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Castaway Odd Craft, Part 2.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Dialstone Lane, Part 4.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Stories of W.W. Jacobs: An Index to All Volumes and Stories
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The skipper's wooing, and The brown man's servant
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Convert Deep Waters, Part 5.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
![The three sisters [Night watches, Part 6.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6637f890829d50c265d709a4/cover.jpg)
The three sisters [Night watches, Part 6.]
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Blundell's Improvement Odd Craft, Part 3.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
The Substitute Deep Waters, Part 9.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Self-Help Sailor's Knots, Part 3.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Skilled Assistance Ship's Company, Part 9.
by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
About the author
Born in London on September 8, 1863, William Wymark Jacobs grew up in Wapping, where his father managed a Thames wharf. That riverside world stayed with him and helped shape the lively seafaring settings that became a hallmark of his fiction.
Jacobs worked for years in the Post Office Savings Bank while building his writing career, then became a full-time author after the success of collections such as Many Cargoes. Although modern readers most often meet him through the eerie and much-anthologized "The Monkey’s Paw," he was widely admired in his own time for humorous short stories, especially those centered on sailors and waterfront characters.
He also wrote plays and continued publishing fiction well into the early 20th century. Jacobs died in London on September 1, 1943, but his reputation endures thanks to the memorable mix of wit, atmosphere, and quiet menace that runs through his best work.