[COMPLETE][Short Stories]The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 5 February 1897 - kit

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The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 05 February 1897, 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-02-05-feb1897-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 fifth issue of volume 2 presents the following six short stories:<br>
The Lost Paradise / My Invisible Friend / Pendarvis, the Cracker / "Le Bretagne" / Carmen Gutierrez / Regina (Summary by Sonia)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/TheBlackCatV02no06189703/The Black Cat v02no05 (1897-02)

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Post by Kitty »

And the next Black Cat is launched 8-)

and like before, only one section per reader. Six new stories await interested narrators. :9:

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Post by GregGiordano »

May I claim Section One, The Lost Paradise?

Thank you!

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GregGiordano wrote: June 1st, 2021, 3:36 amMay I claim Section One, The Lost Paradise?
yay, of course, so cool to have you on board for another Black Cat story 8-) thank you, Greg ! Looking forward to this one.

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Post by JulieB3 »

May I have section 6, Regina, please? Thank you.
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JulieB3 wrote: June 1st, 2021, 3:56 amMay I have section 6, Regina, please? Thank you.
hey Julie ! great to see you are not yet breaking your streak....

is there a pattern of claiming the last section of the book here ? :hmm: or maybe just coincidence

You're signed up ! Thanks

now curious whether Regina is a cat...

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Post by NicholeKristen »

Hello,

May I claim section 2: My Invisible Friend.

Thank you.
Nichole Kristen

Collaborated with the artist!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahr2ILUy1J82qa5r1wVUpg

Lighthouse in the Sky is a song about hope and the perilous journey home,
a place of inner peace within us, even during difficult times.
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NicholeKristen wrote: June 1st, 2021, 7:22 pmHello,
May I claim section 2: My Invisible Friend.
Thank you.
hello Nichole and welcome to the Black Cat project 8-) lovely to have a new voice in this magazine's issue. Section 2 is yours, I hope you enjoy, I'm definitely looking forward to listening to it.

Thank you for your interest

Sonia
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Post by NicholeKristen »

'Cat' in the title and by 'Kitty'

Those are two signs from heaven!

Happy to be part of the project and I know I will enjoy it. :)
Nichole Kristen

Collaborated with the artist!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahr2ILUy1J82qa5r1wVUpg

Lighthouse in the Sky is a song about hope and the perilous journey home,
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NicholeKristen wrote: June 1st, 2021, 11:11 pm'Cat' in the title and by 'Kitty'
:lol: I must admit, in the beginning the title of the magazine caught my interest immediately. The similarity is not lost on me.

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Post by NarratorJ »

Hello,
I'd like to claim section 5 please :D
Thanks,
J
feedback / constructive criticism appreciated
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NarratorJ wrote: June 3rd, 2021, 8:38 amI'd like to claim section 5 please :D
J !!! so cool to have you back after the hiatus. Thank you for remembering the Black Cat. Looking forward to your story. :9:

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Post by NicholeKristen »

Hello Sonia,

Some of the pages are scanned in such a way, that the last few words are cut off.
Pages 18,19 and 20 are missing words at the end of each line.

I am unsure as to what we do in this situation. Do I record the words I see, though they don't make sense with the sentence.
Example on page 18,
''There was only a dim lamplight in the room. Mrs. Mi
back on a couch, unconscious. Over her, the revolver in
and a look of frantic terror on his face,''


Or, is there another solution? (I tried looking for the book on Gutenberg database, but couldn't it.)

Nichole
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NicholeKristen wrote: June 9th, 2021, 6:00 amSome of the pages are scanned in such a way, that the last few words are cut off.
Pages 18,19 and 20 are missing words at the end of each line.

I am unsure as to what we do in this situation. Do I record the words I see, though they don't make sense with the sentence.
no this is only a badly scanned page, I'm so sorry. We had that in the last volume as well :(

Definitely try to make sense of the last word. Often it's easy to guess what is missing. If in doubt we can work it out together.

I also didn't find the text online in another version.

I'll have a look...which lines are you unsure about ?

hmm I see now there is almost always at least one word missing... :? some are difficult, but I guess we have to try to make the best of it. I'll try to make sense of it too. Maybe someone else of the group can have a look too and help.

I am also writing an email to the person who uploaded the scan...there is at least a small chance that they still would have the original and help us out with a better scan. I'll let you know.

Sonia
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Post by Kitty »

I guess the first three lines would be:

"Mrs Mavrin lay back on the couch"
"the revolver in hand"
"As we entered,"

This would make sense I assume...

Sonia
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