British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Chronological List

(Author?) (stories)

• Saved by His Foe (na) The Halfpenny Marvel Jan 24 1894
• The South Sea Whaler (na) The Halfpenny Marvel Aug 7 1894
• The Mashona’s Revenge (na) The Halfpenny Marvel Aug 14 1894
• The Chieftain’s Oath (na) The Halfpenny Marvel Sep 4 1894
• A Disgrace to the Regiment (na) The Halfpenny Marvel Oct 16 1894
• Grindely’s Ghost-Hunt (ss) The Boys’ Friend Dec 7 1901
• A Traitor to His King (ss) The Boys’ Friend Dec 7 1901
• The Blue Dwarf (nt) Target Library Jun 17 1933
• No Joke for June (nt) Schoolgirls’ Pocket Library #30 1950
• The Golden Camel (nt) Schoolgirls’ Pocket Library #35 1951

“5YM”

• Chums Wireless Club (cl) Chums Jul 21 1923, Feb 16, Apr 26, May 3, May 10, May 17...
• Wireless Club (cl) Chums Sep 8 1923
• How to Read Wireless Diagrams (ar) Chums Nov 23 1924
• How to Learn Morse (ar) Chums Apr 5 1925
• Two Valve Sets (cl) Chums May 10 1925
• How Wireless Shows the Way at Sea (ar) Chums Jul 19 1925

“602 T”

• A Telegraph Boy’s Story (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 21 1892

“A BOY (1st Class)”

• Hurrah! For the Life of a Sailor! (sl) Chums Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30 1916, Jan 6 1917

“A BOY WORKER”

• The Boy Munitioner: No. 1 - How I Became a Munition Worker (ss) Chums Mar 31 1917
• The Boy Munitioner: No. 2 - My First Day at Work (ss) Chums Apr 7 1917
• The Boy Munitioner: No. 3 - A Draw My First Pay (ss) Chums Apr 14 1917
• The Boy Munitioner: No. 4 - A Turn on the Night Shift (ss) Chums Apr 21 1917
• The Boy Munitioner: No. 5 - A Night Alarm! (ss) Chums Apr 28 1917
• The Boy Munitioner: No. 6 - How I Was Treated When I Was Ill (ss) Chums May 5 1917

“A BOY”

• Boy’s Own Secretary and Bookcase (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 7, Mar 14 1896

“A BRITISH PILOT”

• An Airman’s Christmas (ar) Chums Dec 8 1917

“A CAMERA MAN”

• The Box ’O Tricks (ar) Chums Mar 7 1926

“A COFFEE PLANTER”

• A Bear Adventure (ss) Union Jack May 6 1880

“A FAMOUS AUTHOR”

• Caught in His Own Trap (ss) Chums Aug 8 1914

“A FAVOURITE AUTHOR”

• A Lone Hand (ss) Chums Jun 7 1919

A LONDON SOLICITOR (stories)

• The Law as if affects Boys and Their Games (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 3 1894

A NAVAL OFFICER (stories)

• The British Navy of Today (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24, Dec 1 1894
• A Naval Fleet Regatta (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 25 1896

A NAVY SURGEON (stories)

• Cryptograph or Cipher (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 23 1882, Jan 6 1883

A P&O OFFICER (stories)

• A Brush with Pirates in the China Sea (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 17 1894

“A POPULAR CHUMS AUTHOR”

• Night Operations (ss) Chums Jul 11 1926

A PROFESSIONAL CONJURER (stories)

• The Magician’s Arcana (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 10 1894

A PROFESSIONAL TEACHER (stories)

• How to Commence Pyrography, or Burnt-Wood Engraving (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 21, Apr 28 1894

“A PROFESSIONAL”

• Forward Play (ar) Chums Jan 29 1921

A STAFF PAYMASTER (stories)

• Caught in a Typhoon (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 17 1894
• Stranded on an Iceberg (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 9 1895

A STAFF-PAYMASTER (stories)

• A Brush with River Pirates (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 7 1894

A., A. (stories)

• Some Swimming Yarns and Suggestions (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sum 1893
• Aquatic Frolics: Their Pleasures and Perils (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 29 1893

A., D. (stories)

• The Buttercup (ar) Sunshine Jan 1889
• The Yellow Narcissus (ar) Sunshine Feb 1889
• Pretty Note-Paper (ar) Sunshine Apr 1889
• Home-Made Presents (ar) Red Berries: The Christmas Supplement to Sunshine Dec 1889

A., E. J. (stories)

• Old English Oaks (ar) Sunshine Aug 1889

A., E. O. T. (stories)

• No More Night (pm) Red Berries: The Christmas Supplement to Sunshine Dec 1890

A., F. (stories)

• Science on a Penny a Week (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 24 1895
• A Caravanserai (pm) Atalanta Jun 1895

A., FLORENCE (stories)

• Buried Christian Names (pz) Sunshine May 1889

A., H. H. D.; pseudonym of W. H. Davenport Adams (stories)

• “Grapple With the World, Boys” (pm) The Boy’s Own Magazine May 1864

A., I. G. M. (stories)

• Jenny (ss) Sunshine Nov 1889

A., N. (stories)

• Musical Diagonal Puzzle (pz) Sunshine Nov 1890

A., NINA (stories)

• Hidden Historical Characters (pz) Sunshine Jul 1889
• Geographical Puzzle (pz) Sunshine Apr 1890
• A Musical Acrostic (pz) Sunshine Jul 1890

A., R. C. M. (stories)

• A Modern Prophet (ar) Mine Feb 1936

ABBEY, A. ROBERT (stories)

• Your Bicycle: Keeping it Clean (ar) Collins Young Elizabethan Jun 1955

ABBEY, ROBERT (stories)

• How to Choose a Bicycle (ar) Collins Young Elizabethan May 1955

ABBOT, MAURICE H. (stories)

• The Duke of York’s Camp (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1927

ABBOTT, H. S. (stories)

• Logging in British Columbia (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 5 1912

ABBOTT, LAURENCE (stories)

• Last of the Shawanos. A stirring story of the plains (na) Union Jack Library Jan 19 1895

ABDULLAH, ACHMED; common form of name of Achmed Abdullah Nadir Khan el-Durani el Iddrissyeh; pseudonym of Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff, (1881-1945) (stories)

• The Benefactor’s Club (n.) Lloyd’s Detective Series #6 1921
• Confessions of an English Mullah (ss) Chums Mar 8 1932
• In Red Turkestan (ss) Chums Mar 15 1932
• Terrors of the Frontier (ss) Chums Mar 29 1932
• The Caravan Raiders (ss) Chums Apr 12 1932
• The Boy Warrior (ss) Chums May 3 1932
• Revolt in Afghanistan (ss) Chums May 24 1932
• The Fog Beam (ss) Modern Wonder Sep 18 1937
• The Death Beam (ss)

ABDULLAH, AHMED; see under Abdullah, Achmed (stories)

a’BECKET, G. (stories)

• “Bufo” - a Toad (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 17 1912
• The “Green Drake”. A romance of insect life (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 8 1912
• “Jack of All Trades” (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 16 1912
• Rink Hockey Redivivus (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1 1913

ABER, WILFRED; pseudonym of Winifred Bear, (1908-1980) (stories)

• Wassailing the Apple Trees: A West Country Custom (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1936
• Locking Up the Tower: Ancient Ceremony of the Keys (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1936
• Isles Without Coal (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1936
• Hats in History (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1937
• The Christmas Log (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1939
• Liza Longlegs (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Jun 1949
• Guaranteed Genuine (ss) Scramble May 12 1950

ABER, WINIFRED (stories)

• The Girl on the Boy’s Side (ss) Girls’ Fun Nov 1946

ABNEY, W. de W. (stories)

• Photography for Boys (ia) Boy’s Own Paper May 8, May 22, May 29, Jul 3, Jul 10, Aug 14, Aug 21, Sep 4 1886

ABRAHAMS, H. M. (stories)

• Breasting the Tape (ar) The Scout May 17 1924

“ACK-EMMA”

• Aerial Photography (ar) Chums Sep 29 1917

ACORD, ART (stories)

• Champion Cowboy of the World (lt) Jack’s Paper Jan 23 1923

ACTON, C. R. (stories)

• Training Your Own Dog (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1951

ADAIR, BETTY (stories)

• Secret Love (n.) Poppy’s Library #153 1935

ADAMS, AGNES (Louise Logan) (1891-?) (stories)

• Vic to the Rescue (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1914 1913
• Vic’s Eleven (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1914 1913

ADAMS, EDWARD (stories)

• The Treasure of the Aztecs (n.) Lloyd’s Boys’ Adventure Library #32 1922

ADAMS, EDWARD C. (stories)

• The Stolen Prizes. A tale of Burton of the Ringdove Patrol (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 6 1912
• The “Bail Up” at Dead Horse Gully (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 30 1912
• The Schooner’s Mate (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 24, May 31 1913
• The Trail of the Sheep-Killer (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1914
• The Opium Smugglers (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1914
• Debbil-Debbil Reef (ss) Chums Nov 12 1921
• Dick Merry of St. Martin’s (n.) The Cogwheel Library Nov 1921 [St. Martin’s]
• The Secret of Palaita (ss) Chums Apr 15 1922
• Flint, of the Islands’ Patrol: No. 1 - The Rebels of the Yodda (ss) Chums Jun 9 1923
• Flint, of the Islands’ Patrol: No. 2 - The Trail of Justice (ss) Chums Jun 16 1923
• Flint, of the Islands’ Patrol: No. 3 - The White Sacrifice (ss) Chums Jul 7 1923
• Flint, of the Islands’ Patrol: No. 4 - Pearls of Price (ss) Chums Aug 4 1923
• Flint, of the Islands’ Patrol: No. 5 - The White Head-Hunter (ss) Chums Aug 18 1923
• Flint, of the Islands’ Patrol: No. 6 - Rogues’ Island (ss) Chums Sep 8 1923
• The Quest of the Phantom Pearl (ss) Chums Sep 22 1923
• When Rogues Combine (ss) Chums Aug 16 1924
• The Joss of Li Jong (ss) Chums Oct 11 1925

ADAMS, EDWARD G. (stories)

• Burton of the Queensland Police (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 18, May 25 1912

ADAMS, F. (stories)

• Through Frozen Trails (ss) The Scout Mar 1 1924
• Bucking up Benley’s (ss) The Scout Mar 29 1924

ADAMS, FRANK R(amsey) (1883-1963) (stories)

• Mr. Man (na) Munsey’s Mar 1916

ADAMS, GERALD DRAYSON (1900-1988) (stories)

• The Vulture (sl) The Thriller Jul 23, Jul 30, Aug 6, Aug 13, Aug 20, Aug 27 1938

ADAMS, H(enry) C(adwallader) (1817-1899) (stories)

• Two Old Westminsters. A Story of Public School Life (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 17 1883, Apr 3, Apr 10, Apr 24 1886
• For James or George. A Schoolboy’s Tale of 1745 (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10...
• The Barring-Out at Thornborough (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 16, Aug 23 1884

ADAMS, J. VERNEY (stories)

• Secrets of the Secret Service: No. 1 - The Castle of Mystery (ss) Chums Jun 15 1918
• Secrets of the Secret Service: No. 2 - The Mystery of a Dispatch-Bag (ss) Chums Jun 22 1918
• Secrets of the Secret Service: No. 3 - The Red Code (ss) Chums Jun 29 1918
• Secrets of the Secret Service: No. 4 - The Tigers of Lootpore (ss) Chums Jul 6 1918
• Secrets of the Secret Service: No. 5 - The Great Dump of Kurfaz (ss) Chums Jul 13 1918
• Secrets of the Secret Service: No. 6 - The Missing Finger (ss) Chums Jul 20 1918

ADAMS, JOHN (stories)

• Barracked! (ss) The Boys’ Realm Nov 6 1920
• The Circus Moves by Night (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1956

ADAMS, SIR JOHN (1857-1934); see pseudonym Skelton Kuppord (stories)

ADAMS, JOHN (stories)

• Page For Parents. The Animated Question Mark (nf) The Merry-Go-Round Oct 1924

ADAMS, M. P. (stories)

• The Cave of Illapa; or, Wild Adventures in Peru (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30 1911, Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20 1912

ADAMS, MORLEY (stories)

• The Word-Pictures of North-American Indians (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 25 1905
• Cryptograms and Secret Writing (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 26 1907
• Half an Hour’s Fun with a Newspaper (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 2 1907
• Conjuring Tricks and How to Perform Them (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 22, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 21 1908
• Paper Magic (ar) The Captain Nov 1910
• Christmas Magic (ar) The Captain Dec 1910
• Indoor Sports and Pastimes (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 6 1912, Feb 1, Apr 12 1913
• Adventures in Bechuanaland (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23 1912
• Pictures in Stamps (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 7 1912
• Some New Picture-Frames in Cork (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 12 1913
• Round the Fire Fun (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1914
• In the Workshop. Some new designs in Bamboo (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1914

ADAMS, OSCAR FAY (stories)

• Famous Old Story-tellers, 1: Tales and Romances (ar) Atalanta Dec 1887
• Famous Old Story-tellers, 2: The Arabian Nights (ar) Atalanta Jan 1888
• Famous Old Story-tellers, 3: Æsop (ar) Atalanta Feb 1888
• Famous Old Story-tellers, 4: Mother Goose (ar) Atalanta Mar 1888
• Famous Old Story-tellers, 5: The Brothers Grimm (ar) Atalanta May 1888
• Famous Old Story-tellers, 6: La Fontaine (ar) Atalanta Jul 1888

ADAMS, W. H. DAVENPORT; see pseudonym H. H. D. A. (stories)

• The Story of the Dutch Wars of Charles II (ar) The Boy’s Own Magazine May 1864
• The Story of the First of June (A.D. 1794) (ar) The Boy’s Own Magazine Mar 1865

ADAMSON, JOY (stories)

• Elsa and Her Sisters (ex)

ADAMSON, MARY (stories)

• Atalanta Debating Club: Is The Faculty of Endurance Stronger in Women Than in Men? (sy) Atalanta Jun 1896

ADAMSON, R. M. (stories)

• A Famous Athlete (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 9 1896

ADARE, ALLEN (stories)

• The Surgeon Jockey (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #27 1924

ADCOCK, A(rthur) ST. JOHN (1864-1930) (stories)

• The Too-Complete Angler (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 15 1894
• Not Quite the Cheese (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 30 1895
• A Village in the Town (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 21 1895
• After the Party (From Janet in England to Mimi in Australia) (pm) The British Girl’s Annual, 1914 1913
• Winter (pm) The British Girl’s Annual, 1918 1917

ADDENBROOKE, J.; see pseudonyms Isobel Graham & Anne Laughton (stories)

ADDISCOMBE, JOHN; pseudonym of John Hunter, (1891-1961) (stories)

• The Iron Army (n.) The Flag Library for Boys #10 1935

ADDISCOTT, MARGARET (stories)

• The Laughter Bureau (pl) The British Girl’s Annual, 1913 1912

ADDISON, C. D. (stories)

• Foiled by Pluck (ss) Chums Jul 29 1908

ADDISON, CAPTAIN; pseudonym (probable) of J. Weedon Birch (stories)

• The Dexter Diamond (nv) Vanguard Library Oct 3 1908
• Run to Earth (nv) Vanguard Library Dec 26 1908
• The Trefoil Scar (nv) Vanguard Library Jan 26 1909