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W. W. Jacobs
English fiction writer (1863–1943)
W. W. Jacobs | |
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Portrait of Jacobs by Elliott & Fry | |
| Born | William Wymark Jacobs (1863-09-08)8 September 1863 London, England |
| Died | 1 September 1943(1943-09-01) (aged 79) Islington, London, England |
| Occupation | Short story writer, novelist |
| Period | 1885–1943 |
William Wymark Jacobs (8 September 1863 – 1 September 1943) was an English author of short fiction and drama. He is best known for his story "The Monkey's Paw".
Early life
He was born in 1863 at 5, Crombie's Row, Mile End Old Town (not Wapping, as is often stated),[1] London, to William Gage Jacobs, wharf manager, and his wife Sophia.[2] His father managed the South Devon wharf in Lower East Smithfield, by the St Katherine Docks and, according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, "the young Jacobs spent much time on Thames-side, growing familiar with the life of the neighbourhood" and "ran wild in Wappin William wymark jacobs biography!