Various - The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 05 February 1896

Various - The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 05 February 1896 book summary

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 fifth issue has the following 6 stories:
"The mysterious card", by Cleveland Moffet (1863-1926): a man desperately tries to understand the horrible message which utterly destroyed his life
"Tang-u", by Lawrence E. Adams: through excellent eyesight, a young boy saves the lives of a battleship-crew
"The little brown mole", by Clarice Irene Clinghan: after several years of separation, a man comes home and finds his wife quite a changed person
"A telepathic wooing", by James Buckham (1858-1908): too shy to approach the woman he loves, a young doctor tries out an unusual method to propose to her
"The Prince ward", by Claude M. Girardeau: a dead woman's ghost takes revenge on the woman who took away her husband
"A meeting of royalty", by Margaret Dodge: a chance encounter with a young girl sets a man down memory lane
- Summary by Sonia

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