[COMPLETE][Short Stories]The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 3 December 1896 - kit

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The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 3 December 1896, by Various

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/black-cat-02-03-dec1896-by-various/
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.<br>
This is the third issue of volume 2 with the following six short stories:<br>
The Lost Brook Trail, by Bert Leston Taylor / A modern de Pompadour, by Jennie Bullard Waterbury / The Parchment Diary, by Willis B. Lloyd / A Honeymoon Eclipse, by George C. Gardner / The Captain's Last Cruise, by Stanley Edwards Johnson / The Blow-Out at Jenkins's Grocery, by Ella Higginson (Summary by Sonia)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/TheBlackCatV02no06189703/The Black Cat v02no03 (1896-12)/mode/2up

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"Section [Number] of The Black Cat Vol. 2 No. 3 December 1896. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Black Cat Vol. 2 No. 3 December 1896. Section [number] [Title & author]."
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Post by Kitty »

And the long awaited next issue of the Black Cat is launched 8-)

Like before, I want to keep this as a one-story-per-reader-project so we can have the maximum of voices in each magazine.

Six new stories are waiting for eager readers.

Let the fun begin

Sonia
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Post by JulieB3 »

Can I have Section 6, please? And thank you.
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JulieB3 wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 4:05 am Can I have Section 6, please? And thank you.
you're the first to claim, Julie :thumbs: thank you for your continued support of our favourite cat :9:

the blow-out is yours. Enjoy

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Post by GregGiordano »

May I claim Section 3 - Parchment Diary?

Thanks!

Greg
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GregGiordano wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 4:18 am May I claim Section 3 - Parchment Diary?
sounds like fun :mrgreen: I actually love to read diaries. Looking forward to this one. Thank you, Greg !

Sonia
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Post by GregGiordano »

Kitty wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 4:22 am
GregGiordano wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 4:18 am May I claim Section 3 - Parchment Diary?
sounds like fun :mrgreen: I actually love to read diaries. Looking forward to this one. Thank you, Greg !

Sonia
As always, you are most welcome!

Take care,

Greg
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Might I read The Lost Brook Trail, Section 1?

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ToddHW wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 4:39 am Might I read The Lost Brook Trail, Section 1?
yes of course you may (though I lost my private bet, I thought you would snatch at the dangling carrot named Captain's Last Cruise :lol:)

Thank you, happy to have you in yet another Black Cat, Todd.

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Just trying to keep you guessing!

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ToddHW wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 4:44 am Just trying to keep you guessing!
I see someone doesn't want to be typecast ;) well, I won't complain to hear you in the longest story of this issue :9:

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Post by jeffreycrogers »

Hi, I would like to read section 4, "A Honeymoon Eclipse," by George C. Gardner.

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jeffreycrogers wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 12:10 pm Hi, I would like to read section 4, "A Honeymoon Eclipse," by George C. Gardner.

-- Jeff Rogers
Hello Jeff, and welcome to the Black Cat magazine 8-) so cool to hear a new voice in this project, I am looking forward to this story. Have fun !

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Post by AmarWallace »

I would like to claim section 5 "The Captain's Last Cruise, by Stanley Edwards Johnson" if possible please and thank you
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AmarWallace wrote: April 5th, 2021, 9:11 pmI would like to claim section 5 "The Captain's Last Cruise, by Stanley Edwards Johnson" if possible please and thank you
Hello and a warm welcome to our forum, and specifically to this project, Amar. :) The Black Cat is actually very nice to be starting out in. Some new volunteers have done so in the previous issues. And I am always thrilled to hear new voices.

So thank you for your interest in this project, and I can certainly reserve you section 5 for the time being.

However, before you start recording, we strongly advice to complete a one-minute-test first. This is to check that your technical settings are all up to LV standard.
You can read all about it here: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=1-Minute_Test and also in your welcome email.
Please post the test in the Listeners Wanted forum: viewforum.php?f=21 and someone will check it and give you feedback or advice if needed.

As soon as the test is ok'ed, please post the results back here, and then I can assign you the sections officially. For that I would need to open a personal reader page for you, so please also tell me which reader name you want to go by. Can be the same as the forum name or your real name, or whatever.

For the moment, I will reserve the section for you for one month, to give you time to sort out the test. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :)

Good luck with the test !

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