The Black Cat Vol. 04 No. 08 May 1899

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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.
Issue Number 8 of Volume 4, gathers five stories, one of which is the very first short story of Jack London, before he rose to fame:
> On Pigeon River, by Jeanie Drake: a sister makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her twin
> The Dutchman's Mine, by Harry B. Tedrow: a practical joke with an unexpected outcome
> In the Service of the Czar, by Walter Laurence Hackett: witness the last hours of a traitor
> Miss Wilmarth's Little Luncheon, by Margaret Dodge: Marion launches onto a frantic odyssey to secure a tasty meal for her unexpected guests
> A Thousand Deaths, by Jack London: a young man finds himself the test subject in fatal experiments
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