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  The Short Stories of W W Jacobs...

  W Jacobs

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  William Wymark Jacobs was born on 8th September 1863 in Wapping, East London.  
   
  He was educated at a private school and then Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution, now part of the University of London. 
   
  In 1879, Jacobs began work as a clerk in the civil service, in the Post Office Savings Bank.  In 1885 his first short story was published but it was not until almost the turn of the century that he would abandon his post office career to that as a full-time writer. By then he was a very popular author, his collections selling extremely well and with an excellent income. 
   
  His best-known work is the macabre ‘The Monkey's Paw’ and he is also highly regarded for his ghost stories although much of his remaining short story output is streaked with humour.  His characters are immediately identifiable and we all know that life will take chunks out of them in no time at all.  
   
  Jacobs married the noted suffragette Agnes Eleanor Williams in 1900 at West Ham, Essex. They went on to have two daughters and three sons as they settled down to life.  
   
  By the outbreak of the First World War his literary output had declined and he now mainly spent his time rewriting his earlier stories for the stage.  In all he wrote 18 plays. 
   
  W W Jacobs died on 1st September 1943 at Hornsey Lane, Islington in London. He was 79. 
  01 - W W Jacobs - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs 
  03 - Jerry Bundler by W W Jacobs 
  04 - Three Sisters by W W Jacobs 
  05 - Captain Rogers by W W Jacobs 
  06 - The Money Box by W W Jacobs

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  3 Stories About - Art - A trio...

  Franz Kafka, Washington Irving,...

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  There is something about the number 3.    
   
  The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.   
   
  Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois.  It seems good things usually come in threes. 
   
  Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. 
   
  From their pens to your your ears. 
   
  01 - 3 Stories About - Art 
  02 - Solid Objects by Virginia Woolf 
  03 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka 
  04 - The Art of Book-Making by Washington Irving

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  The Man Who Sold The World - A...

  Rachel Lawson

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  Good quotes from The Man Who Sold The World 
  "The US president has met the new rulers of the Earth," said the tv. 
  On the tv was President Biden looking nervously at a mean looking grey alien. 
  "I can't believe they surrendered to the X-zeraciens," said Blake. 
  "Is this the start of world war 3?" asked Biden. 
  "I know about Putin he won't win," said The King of the Earth. 
  "Ok who are you guys!" said Biden. 
  The translator shrugged. 
  "... the Emperor of The Universe and his Judge!" 
  "Come on, man! You aren't more of them," said the president. 
  "No, they are invaders we are the owners of the Earth," Blake said. 
  The aliens translator looked nervous. 
  "You know of us what did he do?" ask The King the celestial emperor. 
  "He gave us this planet," said the alien. 
  "They kidnapped me," said the translator. 
  "You gave us this world to get back here and work with us here," said the grey. 
  "He's a conman," said Blake. 
   this is a micro short story

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  Killer's Law

  L. Ron Hubbard

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  Sheriff Kyle of Deadeye, Nevada, is headed east to the nation's capital. Kyle's about to discover that the law can be even wilder in the big city than in the Wild West. It's a fact that hits home when he's accused... of murder. Welcome to Washington D.C., where corruption and intrigue are all in a day's work. Kyle's got no alibi, no memory, and apparently doesn't have a prayer... unless he can find a way to outwit and outfox the masters of deception and double-crosses. Ominous footsteps, hard-hitting fists, and the flash of gunfire all come at you fast and furious as the audio version of Killer's Law delivers a capital mystery.

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  Eyes for the Blind - From their...

  Frederick Cowles

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  Frederick Ignatius Cowles was born in 1900 in Cambridge, England. 
  This unfamiliar name is one of the gems of English supernatural fiction as well as several other works of travelogues, history, folklore, and children's books.  
  When his supernatural short stories, and some are very short indeed, were first published they were compared to the works of M R James and EF Benson, yet unlike those two authors he fell, unfairly, into obscurity. 
  In all he wrote perhaps 60 short stories with weird and supernatural themes. 
  Frederick Cowles died in 1948 although some accounts offer that it was 1949.

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  The Soul of Laploshka

  Saki Saki

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  The Soul of Laploshka is a short story by H.H. Munro, known as Saki, that explores themes of guilt, conscience, and the nature of wealth. The narrative begins with the introduction of Laploshka, a miserly yet charming man who is both entertaining and mean-spirited. He surrounds himself with wealthy acquaintances, living comfortably off their generosity while harboring a deep-seated anxiety about losing even a small amount of money.

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