Wilfred Carr blackmails his cousin Jem Benson and promptly disappears. Soon after, Jem is strolling with his fiancee Olive in the manor grounds and she insists (against his will) on visiting the old well and sitting on its edge. She thinks she hears a voice whisper "Jem, help me out," then accidentally drops her bracelet in the well. Jem says he will take care of retrieving it...
From "The Lady of the Barge", Harper, 1902
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| 1902 |
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The Lady of the Barge | Harper & Brothers | Collection | 80 |
| February 1927 | The Argosy, February 1927 | Cassell's | MAGAZINE | 87 | |
| July 1931 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | Gollancz | Anthology | 833 | |
| 1932 | The Second Omnibus of Crime | Coward-McCann | Anthology | ||
| July 1932 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | Gollancz | Anthology | 833 | |
| 1935 |
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A Century of Thrillers: Second Series | Daily Express Publications | Anthology | 389 |
| January 1937 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | Gollancz | Anthology | 833 | |
| June 1939 | The Second Omnibus of Crime: The World's Great Crime Stories | Blue Ribbon Books | Anthology | ||
| August 1943 |
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The Lady of the Barge | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| April 1946 |
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And the Darkness Falls | World Publishing Co. | Anthology | 398 |
| January 1948 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | Gollancz | Anthology | 833 | |
| February 1949 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Second Series | Gollancz | Anthology | 833 | |
| 1951 |
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In the Grip of Terror | Permabooks | Anthology | 215 |
| 1957 |
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Griezelverhalen | Bruna | Anthology | 173 |
| 1961 |
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Griezelverhalen | Bruna | Anthology | 173 |
| 1979 |
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The Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 124 |
| 1980 |
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Ghost Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 187 |
| 1981 |
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Ghost Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 187 |
| 1983 |
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The Monkey's Paw | Boydell Press | Collection | |
| January 1984 |
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Spooky Tales | Octopus Books | Anthology | 166 |
| 1987 | Horror Stories | Hamlyn | Anthology | 135 | |
| October 1993 |
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Tales of Horror and Mystery | Dean & Son | Anthology | 137 |
| October 1994 |
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Thrillers: A Classic Collection | Bracken Books | Anthology | 263 |
| 1996 |
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Thrillers: A Classic Collection | Leopard | Anthology | 263 |
| 1997 |
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The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre | Academy Chicago | Collection | 31 |
| April 2004 | The Lady of the Barge | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| 2006 |
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Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 433 |
| February 2006 |
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The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2005: Haven't I Read This Before? | Ash-Tree Press | Anthology | 32 |
| April 2010 |
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The Lady of the Barge | Forgotten Books | Collection | 79 |
| 2011 |
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The Body-Snatcher and Other Classic Ghost Stories | Fall River Press | Anthology | 288 |
| September 2011 |
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Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 14 | LibriVox | Anthology | |4 |
| May 2013 |
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The Lady of the Barge | Moran Press | Collection | |
| April 2014 |
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The Third Macabre Megapack | Wildside Press | Anthology | |
| July 2016 |
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Murder Mayhem Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 275 |
| November 2016 |
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Murder Mayhem Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |275 |
| June 2018 |
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Twin Spirits: The Complete Weird Stories of W. W. Jacobs | Hippocampus Press | Collection | 99 |
| October 2022 |
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The Monkey's Paw and Other Horrors: The Best Horror and Ghost Stories of W.W. Jacobs | Oldstyle Tales Press | Collection | 155 |