The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 07 April 1896
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.
The seventh issue, offers the following 6 stories:
"The mystery of the thirty millions", by T. F. Anderson and H. D. Umbstaetter (1851-1913): what happened to the large ocean-steamer that inexplicably vanished in mid-Atlantic ?
"The man at Solitaria", by Geik Turner: after 15 years of solitary work, a man is finally going postal
"The compass of Fortune", by Eugene Shade Bisbee (1864-1933): the eyes of a mysterious skull seem to be looking into one specific direction
"A surgical love-cure", by James Buckham (1858-1908): a patient asks his doctor to have love surgically removed from him
"The Williamson safe mystery", by F. S. Hesseltine: what horrible discovery did the men make on opening the safe ?
"How small the World", by E. H. Mayde: an exchange of a series of letters finally leads to two people finding together - Summary by Sonia
Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction, Short Stories
Language: English
Group: The Black Cat Magazine
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | The mystery of the thirty millions, by T. F. Anderson and H. D. Umbstaetter | ToddHW |
00:19:05 |
Play 02 | The man at Solitaria, by Geik Turner | Rita Boutros |
00:20:01 |
Play 03 | The compass of Fortune, by Eugene Shade Bisbee | NarratorJ |
00:18:54 |
Play 04 | A surgical love-cure, by James Buckham | Nemo |
00:16:46 |
Play 05 | The Williamson safe mystery, by F. S. Hesseltine | Julie Burks |
00:18:08 |
Play 06 | How small the World, by E. H. Mayde | Bhavesh Aggarwal |
00:32:14 |