Monkey paw. Jacobs U.U.

The mysterious monkey foot, once enchanted in India by a mighty fakir, fulfills three of all desires of the owner. But, alas, the ill-reliable poor fellow who got her in his hands does not suspect what price will have to pay for their performance...

The collection includes other works of Jacobs, united by a mystical theme, as serious and really scary , and the ironic, teasing the reader with hints of a supernatural, eventually receiving an unexpected, but quite realistic explanation; as well as mischievous, belonging to the beloved author of the genre of "Swan -ships about the miracles of ocean depths".