La pata de mono (The Monkey's Paw en inglés) es un cuento escrito por W. W. Jacobs humorista inglés en 1902. En esta historia, la pata de un mono muerto es un talismán que cumple a quien la posea tres deseos, pero los deseos vienen con un enorme precio. El cuento se basa en cuentos tradicionales en los que, de cualquier manera que se pidan los deseos, siempre se cumplen tres. El primer deseo se hace sin cuidado; se cumple, pero de una manera desastrosa. En el cuento de W. W. Jacobs, el des...

When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do—they wish for money. But every wish has a consequence, and the White family finds they are completely unprepared for what comes next. This new 2017 edition of The Monkey’s Paw includes W. W. Jacob's chilling short story In the Library.

The Monkey's Paw is a riveting short story first published in the early 20th century. The supernatural story centers on a mysterious artifact called "the monkey's paw".

Audiolibro narrado en castellano W.W. Jacobs maestro del relato breve y creador de la inmortal La pata de mono; poseía un talento excepcional para transformar situaciones aparentemente sencillas en profundos estudios de la naturaleza humana, uno de los grandes observadores de las sombras del alma.En Cuidando del prójimo ("His Brother's Keeper" en su título original), W. W. Jacobs nos conduce más allá del misterio de los hechos para adentrarnos en algo mucho más in...

Get the full experience of the original text of the classic short story by W.W. Jacobs, with helpful footnote annotations of challanging vocabulary.

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. En una sombría tienda de antigüedades perdida entre las calles neblinosas del Londres victoriano, un prestamista sin escrúpulos desarrolla sus negocios aprovechándose de la necesidad ajena. La aparición de un extraordinario diamante de procedencia dudosa alterará el delicado equilibrio de aquel establecimiento y su propietario; aumentando la tensión y la codicia donde la frontera entre la realidad y lo sobrenatural se vuelve cada vez más difusa, envolviend...

"The Monkey's Paw" is the best-known work of writer W.W. Jacobs. Generally acknowledged as one of the most disturbing and brilliant works of short horror fiction ever created, the story was first published in a larger collection of scary stories released in 1902 called "The Lady of the Barge."When the story begins, we meet the White family - an older couple and their adult son - who are given a strange and mysterious talisman: the eponymous dried monkey's paw that is said to grant ...

Dodo Collections brings you another classic from W.W. Jacobs, ‘The Monkey's Paw’."The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902.nIn the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of the monkey's paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.A great number of novels, stories, movies, plays and comics are variations or adaptations of the story, featuring similar plots built around wishes...

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. En una noche tranquila en Laburnam Villa, una familia común recibe la visita de un viejo amigo que trae consigo un objeto extraordinario: una mano momificada de mono a la que se le atribuye la capacidad de conceder tres deseos. A simple vista, parece una oportunidad fascinante; lo que nadie sabe —ni siquiera ellos— es que cada deseo arrancado al destino puede cobrar un precio inesperado que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.W.W Jacobs (William Wymark...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Black Affair is a humorous ghost story by classic author W.W. Jacobs also known for his famous short story, "The Monkey's Paw"

A lonely night-watchman on a fog-draped Thames wharf finds himself an unwilling guardian of young lovers escaping an abusive suitor. His gruff exterior masks a buried empathy, and what begins as a simple eviction turns into a quiet orchestration of justice—using deception, a boxer, and a stolen skiff to secure their freedom.As the watchman navigates the moral ambiguities of his actions, he becomes both protector and puppeteer, manipulating circumstances to protect the vulnerable wh...

"W.W. Jacobs delighted in finding unlikely humour in everyday situations and observations, and these tales succeed in raising a laugh from the most mundane of scenarios. In ‘The Grey Parrot’, a sailor buys a parrot for his wife, whom he suspects isn’t faithful in his absence, hoping that the bird will inadvertently repeat anything untoward it hears. Unfortunately for him, the parrot exceeds his expectations, and it’s not only his wife who is left blushing.This volume contains a careful sel...