The Black Cat (US magazine)
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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
Jack London
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John Griffith London, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t
London in 1903
London at the age of nine with his dog Rollo, 1885
Jack London studying at Heinold's First and Last Chance in 1886
Heinold's First and Last Chance, "Jack London's Rendezvous"