The Monkey's Paw

Summary

The Monkey's Paw is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,700 views/month, #259 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Monkey's Paw authored W. W. Jacobs^[3].
• The Monkey's Paw's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Monkey's Paw's genre is horror literature^[5].
• The Monkey's Paw's Commons category is recorded as The Monkey's Paw^[6].
• The Monkey's Paw's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• The Monkey's Paw's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• The Monkey's Paw was released on September 1902^[9].
• The Monkey's Paw's published in is recorded as The Lady of the Barge^[10].
• The Monkey's Paw's published in is recorded as The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950^[11].
• The Monkey's Paw's published in is recorded as Owls' Watch^[12].
• The Monkey's Paw's published in is recorded as They Walk Again^[13].
• The Monkey's Paw's published in is recorded as The Haunted Looking Glass^[14].
• The Monkey's Paw's published in is recorded as The Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories^[15].
• The Monkey's Paw's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Monkey's Paw"}^[16].
• The Monkey's Paw's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.'}^[17].
• The Monkey's Paw's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road. PUCHO'}^[18].
• The Monkey's Paw's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[19].
• The Monkey's Paw's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[20].
• The Monkey's Paw's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[21].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: bb0c8ffc-91f4-4905-8a0c-9f42b17bffd2^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Monkey's Paw authored W. W. Jacobs^[3].

Publication

The Monkey's Paw was published on September 1902^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[7]. Its genre is horror literature^[5].

Why It Matters

The Monkey's Paw ranks in the top 0.91% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,700 views/month, #259 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]