Josephine Spencer was an American writer, journalist, and political activist from Utah. She was an important figure in the Mormon home literature movement of the late 19th century who published more t
Josephine Spencer, 1897
The Senator from Utah, Spencer, 1895
The Black Cat was an American fiction magazine launched in 1895 by Herman Umbstaetter, initially published in Boston, Massachusetts. It published only short stories, and had a reputation for originali
Cover of the first issue, October 1895. The artist is Nelly Littlehale Umbstaetter.
Cover of the fourth issue of The Thriller, 1917, which reprinted stories from The Black Cat; artist unknown
1905 advertisement for The Black Cat from the Ayers Newspaper Annual, used by advertisers to determine where to place their ads.
The Black Cat, April 1896 issue; the artist is Nelly Littlehale Umbstaetter