The Three Sisters, W. W. Jacobs
The Three Sisters, W. W. Jacobs
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The Three Sisters

Author: W. W. Jacobs

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2014


Synopsis

At the deathbed of Ursula, the eldest of three sisters, the dying women declares that she will return from the dead when the time comes to accompany each of her younger siblings into the afterlife. The two survivors and their old housekeeper, now live on in fear of encountering Ursula's ghost, and strange happenings in the house bring this terror to an unholy climax.

About W. W. Jacobs

W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) is considered a master of the
macabre tale, mostly for his work The
Monkey’s Paw, a classic horror short
story. He was a master at weaving terror and suspense into scenes of everyday
life. Nevertheless, his popularity in his own lifetime arose mostly due to his
amusing maritime tales of life along the London docks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on August 21, 2024

3.5⭐......more

Goodreads review by Shuggy L. on September 21, 2023

Set in the nineteenth century, near Morville, England, in a large, windswept house, Mallett's Lodge one of three elderly sisters, Ursula Mallow, dies. Ursula's death follows her instructions for the maintenance of her room to her other sisters - Eunice Mallow and Tabitha Mallow. Eunice Mallow, is sob......more