The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 06 March 1897


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(3.9 stars; 4 reviews)

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 sixth issue of volume 2 presents the following five short stories:
"The Stolen Melody", by Constance Fauntleroy Runcie: a ruthless pianist tries to win the music award through evil manipulation
"The Bramble Gift Trust", by Zollie Luther Jones: Nannie Burns has assembled a very unusual collection of souvenirs
"The Parchment Slave", by A. M. Barnes: find out what really happened to the last will of Mr Boise
"Monsieur Angot", by Charles F. Bourke: let yourself be instructed by the musings and philosophies of a French parrot
"The Ivory Bells", by James Buckham: a young woman hopes to find out that Love is not only attracted by lovely baubles
- Summary by Sonia (2 hr 15 min)

Chapters

The Stolen Melody, by Constance Fauntleroy Runcie 39:31 Read by Yaelin Lee
The Bramble Gift Trust, by Zollie Luther Jones 28:24 Read by SaraHale
The Parchment Slave, by A. M. Barnes 32:33 Read by Greg Giordano
Monsieur Angot, by Charles F. Bourke 22:35 Read by Alan Lord
The Ivory Bells, by James Buckham 12:31 Read by Julie Burks

Reviews


(4 stars)

Interesting short fiction by different authors. All were highly original.