W. W. JACOBS DEAD
London, Sept. 3. The death is announced in London of the famous short-rtpry writer, W. W. Jacobs. He was aged 79 and had been ill for some months. His first book, “Many Cargoes,” ran into 38 editions and is still selling. William Wymark Jacobs was born in London. He studied for the Civil Service, and in 1883 entered the savings bank department of the Post Office, where he remained for many years. He began to write comparatively late. Jacobs was discovered by the late J. K. Jerome, who commissioned him to write a series of stories. “Many Cargoes” was an instant success, and three years later ho left the Civil Service to devote himself exclusively to writing. Most of his work consists of humorous sketches and short stories of seamen ashore and afloat, but he has also written some powerful stories of tragedy and terror, notably “The Monkey’s Paw.” On his 75th birthday he was given a presentation on behalf of a committee of New Zealand readers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 209, 4 September 1943, Page 5
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