The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 03 December 1896

Various

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.
This is the third issue of volume 2 with the following six short stories:
"The Lost Brook Trail", by Bert Leston Taylor: a man recruits a guide to a fishing expedition for an unusual catch
"A modern de Pompadour", by Jennie Bullard Waterbury: a talented and creative wigmaker finally meets his rival
"The Parchment Diary", by Willis B. Lloyd: a traveller writes down a hermit's story of atonement
"A Honeymoon Eclipse", by George C. Gardner: the odyssee of a newly-wed man who forgot the address of their honeymoon lodgings
"The Captain's Last Cruise", by Stanley Edwards Johnson: find out what the old captain planned to do with the mysterious mahogany lumber
"The Blow-Out at Jenkins's Grocery", by Ella Higginson: unfortunately, Christmas is not a time of happiness for all alike
- Summary by Sonia

Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Group: The Black Cat Magazine

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Lost Brook Trail, by Bert Leston Taylor ToddHW
00:41:10
Play 02 A modern de Pompadour, by Jennie Bullard Waterbury Lynda Marie Neilson
00:33:48
Play 03 The Parchment Diary, by Willis B. Lloyd Greg Giordano
00:15:14
Play 04 A Honeymoon Eclipse, by George C. Gardner Jeff Rogers
00:16:01
Play 05 The Captain's Last Cruise, by Stanley Edwards Johnson Sonia
00:19:29
Play 06 The Blow-Out at Jenkins's Grocery, by Ella Higginson Julie Burks
00:10:49