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W. W. Jacobs

William Wymark Jacobs
Born in Wapping, Middlesex, England, UK

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English author of short stories and novels (1863–1943)

Born 8 September 1863
Died 1 September 1943

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  • Cover of: Night watches. --
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    Cover of edition cu31924013487560 Cover of edition cihm_66611 Cover of edition nightwatche00jaco Cover of edition nightwatches00jacoiala Cover of edition wwnightwatch00jacouoft First published in 1914 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: A master of craft
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    Cover of edition masterofcraft00jaco Cover of edition cihm_07353 Cover of edition masterofcraft00jacorich Cover of edition masterofcraft00jacouoft Cover of edition amastercraft00jacogoog First published in 1900 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: Many cargoes.
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  • Cover of: Sailor's knots
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    Cover of edition sailorsknots00jacouoft Cover of edition sailorsknots00jacorich Cover of edition sailorsknots00jaco Cover of edition atreatiseonmaso08bakegoog First published in 1909 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Odd craft
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  • Cover of: Short cruises.
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    Cover of edition shortcruises00jacorich Cover of edition shortcruises00jacouoft Cover of edition shortcruises0000wwja First published in 1907 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Ship's company: by W.W. Jacobs. Illustrated by Will Owen.
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    Cover of edition shipscompany00jacouoft Cover of edition shipscompany00jacoiala Cover of edition shipscompany00jaco Cover of edition jacobsshipscomp00jacouoft Cover of edition shipscompany01jacogoog Cover of edition shipscompanyillu0000wwja First published in 1900 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Light freights
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    Cover of edition lightfreights00jacouoft First published in 1901 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: At Sunwich port
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    Cover of edition atsunwichport00jacouoft Cover of edition portsunwichat00jacouoft Cover of edition atsunwichport00jacoiala First published in 1902 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Short Cruises

    First published in 1999 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Deep waters
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    Cover of edition deepwaters00jacouoft Cover of edition deepwaters00jaco Cover of edition deepwatersbywwja00jacoiala Cover of edition deepwaters0000unse First published in 1919 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Dialstone Lane
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    Cover of edition cihm_74124 Cover of edition dialstonelane00jaco Cover of edition dialstonelane00jacouoft Cover of edition dialstonelane00jacogoog First published in 1904 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The Book of fantasy
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    Cover of edition antologadelali00borg Cover of edition bwb_P8-BAU-695 Cover of edition bookoffantasy0000borg Cover of edition bookoffantasy00jorg Cover of edition bookoffantasy0000unse Cover of edition bookoffantasy00borg First published in 1940 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Light Freights

    First published in 2008 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The lady of the barge.
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    Cover of edition ladyofbarge00jacorich First published in 1902 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Captains All And Others

    First published in 2004 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Captains all: with decorations and ten full page illustrations
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    Cover of edition captainsalljacob00jacoiala Cover of edition captainsall00jaco Cover of edition captainsall00jacouoft Cover of edition captainsall00jacoiala Cover of edition cihm_74451 Cover of edition captainsall00jacogoog First published in 1905 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Sea urchins
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    First published in 1898 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Salthaven
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  • Cover of: The monkey's paw

    First published in 1976 — 9 editions
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English author of short stories and novels (1863–1943)

Born 8 September 1863
Died 1 September 1943

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Horror stories, Horror tales, River life, Children's fiction, English Humorous stories, Social life and customs, England, fiction, Short stories, short stories, short story, Juvenile fiction, American Horror tales, English Horror tales, Fiction, general, American literature, Wishes, first-person narrative, horror, Classic Literature, Crime, Detective and mystery stories, English Ghost stories

Places

England, Amazon rainforest, Cambridge, Caribbean, Eton College, London, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Toledo, United States, Angleterre, Baker Street, Buenos Aires, Carcosa, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Jamaica, Lucerne, Mallard residence, Memphis, New England, Orbis Tertius, Tlön, Uqbar, kingdom by the sea

People

Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Ernest Valdemar, Father Time, General Zaroff, Gregory W. Temple, Ivan, Prince Prospero, Sanger Rainsford, The Great White Czar, Whitney, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Annabel Lee, Archie, Aylmer, Berenice, Bill Hutchinson, Brently Mallard, Carlos, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Duncan Ross, Egaeus, Ethelred, Ezra Buckley

Time

20th century, 1700, 17th century, 1890, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 19th century, December, carnival

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Alternative names

  • W.W Jacobs
  • W., W. Jacobs
  • W W. Jacobs
  • W W. JACOBS
  • W.W JACOBS
  • W. W. JACOBS
  • William Wymark Jacobs
  • W.W. Jacobs
  • W. W. Jacobs
  • William Wymark JACOBS
  • W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
  • W. W. (William Wymark) 1863- Jacobs
  • W. W. (William Wymark) 1863-194 Jacobs

History

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April 5, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
December 11, 2018 Edited by Dirk_P_Broer William Wymark Jacobs. Born in Wapping, Middlesex, England, UK
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
August 3, 2012 Edited by Neville Holmes merge authors