The Black Cat (Vol. I, No. 1, October 1895) by Various
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"The Black Cat (Vol. I, No. 1, October 1895)" by Various is a fiction magazine launched in 1895. This pioneering publication revolutionized American short story publishing by selling for just five cents and championing unknown writers over established names. Editor Herman Umbstaetter ran story contests to discover fresh talent, launching careers of literary giants like Jack London and O. Henry. The magazine's immediate success, including selling out 100,000 copies of its first
issue, made it a cultural phenomenon that transformed how American fiction reached readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Various |
|---|---|
| Title | The Black Cat (Vol. I, No. 1, October 1895) |
| Original Publication | United States: The Shortstory Publishing Co.,1895. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cat_(US_magazine) |
| Contents | In gold time, by Roberta Littlehale -- The unturned trump, by Barnes MacGreggor -- The secret of the white castle, by Julia Magruder -- Miss Wood, stenographer, by Granville Sharpe -- Her hoodoo, by Harold Kinsabby -- In a tiger trap, by Charles Edward Barns -- The red-hot dollar, by H. D. Umbstaetter. |
| Credits | hekula03, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories, American -- Periodicals |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67422 |
| Release Date | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 321 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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