The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 1896: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 1896 by Various: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 2:01:41 running time and a link to listen.

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 1896, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 1896 by Various. Read in English by NarratorJ; Phil Chenevert; Sonia; Julie Burks; ToddHW 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 eighth issue with the following 5 stories: "For fame, money, or love ?" by Rodrigues Ottolengui (1861-1937): a piano composition reveals the final thoughts of a musician ''A No Account Niggah'', by Leonard M. Prince: a clumsy new recruit proves his worth when it matters most "A hundred thousand dollar trance", by Eugene Shade Bisbee (1864-1933): a renowned hypnotist proposes a rather shocking experiment at a club meeting "The misfit gown", by Elmer Cook Rice: witness the heated voting campaign for the presidency of a woman's charity club "The shifting sand", by C. C. van Orsdall: the tragic story of man's life-long obsession to find back a treasure chamber - Summary by Sonia
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 1896
- Author credits: Various
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 5
- Listed recording duration: 2:01:41
Catalogue topics
- adventure
- short story
- suspense
- magazine
- uncanny
Track guide
- 01 - For fame, money, or love ? by R. Ottolengui — 28:32
- 02 - ''A No Account Niggah'', by Leonard M. Prince — 20:47
- 03 - A hundred thousand dollar trance, by Eugene Shade Bisbee — 19:04
- 04 - The misfit gown, by Elmer Cook Rice — 30:06
- 05 - The shifting sand, by C. C. van Orsdall — 23:12
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