British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Chronological List

MEREDITH, HAL; pseudonym of Harry Blyth (stories)

• Brought to Bay. A tale of lynch law (na) The Halfpenny Marvel Apr 10 1894
• Sexton Blake’s Peril! (ss) The Halfpenny Marvel Jun 30 1894 [Sexton Blake]
• Sexton Blake’s Triumph! (na) Union Jack Library Aug 3 1894 [Sexton Blake]

MERLAND, OLIVER; see pseudonym Colin Collins (stories)

• In the Power of His Fag (nt) The Boys’ Friend Oct 2 1909; see under Anon..
• The Branded Spy Dec (n.) Sexton Blake Library #107 1919; see under Anon.. [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of the Nameless Man (n.) Sexton Blake Library #129 1920; see under Anon.. [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of the Man in Black (n.) Sexton Blake Library #311 1923; see under Anon.. [Sexton Blake]
• The Face in the Film (n.) Sexton Blake Library #281 1923; see under Anon.. [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of Larachi the Lascar (n.) Sexton Blake Library #342 1924; see under Anon.. [Sexton Blake]

MERRIMAN, MAURICE (stories)

• Stormpoint (sl) The Gem Library Mar 16, Mar 23, Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13... [Stormpoint College]

MERRY, TOM; pseudonym of G. R. Samways, (1895-1996) (stories)

• Gussy Breaks the News! (ss) The Magnet Library #558 Oct 19 1918 [St. Jim’s]
• St. Jim’s Sidelights (ms) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1925 1924 [St. Jim’s]
• Getting Over Gussy! (ss) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1935 1934 [St. Jim’s]

MERRYN, GUY (stories)

• The Feud (ss) Chums Oct 12 1918

METCALFE, MARIEL (stories)

• A Florin Ball (ar) The British Girl’s Annual, 1910 1909
• Games for a Games Party (ar) The British Girl’s Annual, 1910 1909

METCHIM, CHARLES (stories)

• The Hare and the Hounds: The Story of the Tourist Trophy Race of 1931 (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1938; motor racing.

METCHIM, H. BRIDGMAN (stories)

• The White and the Green (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1936; motor racing.

METFORD, [Major] LIONEL S(eymour) (stories)

• Circus Stuff (ss) Chums Jun 2 1931
• The Hoodooed Squadron (ss) Chums Aug 18 1931
• Micky Milligan - Crash Artist (ss) Chums Sep 15 1931
• Harry Dainton’s Great Sacrifice (ss) Chums Sep 29 1931
• ’Twixt Darkness and Dawn (ss) Chums Oct 1933
• The Lone Flight That Wasn’t (ss) Chums Mar 1934
• Jack Fawcett’s Experiment (ss) Chums May 1934
• Renegade Dragoons of the Sky (ss) Chums May 1934
• Tommy Medstead’s Golden Opportunity (ss) Chums Jul 1934
• Marooned (ss) Chums Oct 1934
• The Masked Pilot (sl) Chums Annual, 1938 1937
• How the Umpty-First Came Back (ss) Chums Annual, 1939 1938
• The Vengeance of Bertram Courtney (ss) Chums Annual, 1939 1938

METHLEY, A. A. (stories)

• “Havock” (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1919 1918

METHLEY, NOEL T. (stories)

• An Unfair Exchange (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 18 1912
• “Billikin”. A school story (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 29 1912

METHLEY, VIOLET M(ary) (stories)

• A Forced Hand (pl) The British Girl’s Annual, 1910 1909
• Our Gracious King (pl) The British Girl’s Annual, 1911 1910
• Our Midsummer’s Eve Ghost (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1913 1912
• The Little Countess of the Revolution (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1917 1916
• “Caged” (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1918 1917
• A Daughter of the Legion (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1919 1918
• Her Wits’ End (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1919 1918
• The Mile Record (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 1919
• The Rescue: A Story of the Christmas Holidays (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1920
• Androcles Up-to-Date (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1922
• The New Chum (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1922
• Sunny Jim (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1922
• Towser (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1923
• Jim and the Jumper (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1923
• “Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary” (ss) The British Girl’s Annual 1923
• Taking Play Seriously (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1924
• A Perfect Lady (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1926
• Winged Allies (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 1929
• The Black Prince (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1929
• Mumps and Muffet (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Feb 1953

MEW, JACK (stories)

• The Spirit of Sport in Football (ar) The Boys’ Realm Jan 22 1921
• Kicking from Goal (ar) Chums Feb 4 1922
• Local Lads Wanted (ar) The Boys’ Realm Sep 30 1922

MEYER, H. F. L. (stories)

• Chess - Problem No. 349 (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 2 1893
• Chess Problem No. 654 (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 27 1906
• Chess Problem No. 655 (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 10 1906
• Chess - Problem No. 682 (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 13 1908
• Chess Problem (cl) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 21 1911
• Magic Triangles (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 2 1911
• Pyramids of the Digits (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 16 1911
• Chess Problem (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 20, May 11, Jun 15, Jul 6 1912
• Chess Problem No.722 (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 19 1912
• Chess Problem No.724 (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 4 1913
• A Perpetual Birthday Calendar (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 22 1913
• Chess Problem No.727 [with R. Worters & C. D. Locock] (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 22 1913
• Chess Problem No.728 (pz) Boy’s Own Paper May 10 1913
• The Game of Go-Ban (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1914

MEYER, O. (stories)

• Mouth Organs and Music (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1931

MEYNE, E. (stories)

• Skilful Architects (ar) Union Jack Aug 31, Sep 7 1882

MEYNELL, LAURENCE (Walter) (1899-1989) (stories)

• Airmen on the Run (nf) The Children’s Newspaper Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23, Nov 30 1963

MIALL, AGNES M. (stories)

• Friendship by Post (ar) The British Girl’s Annual, 1918 1917
• Bluffing Uncle Anthony (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1919 1918

MIALL, C. MACKENZIE (stories)

• Another Great Robbery (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 9 1893

MIALL, DERWENT (Edward) (1870-?) (stories)

• The Lethal Ray (ss) Chums Jun 12 1915
• The Hadley Hall Mystery (ss) Chums Jul 3 1915
• The Hidden Witness (ss) Chums Jul 17 1915
• The Post of Peril (ss) Chums Jul 24 1915
• Peter’s War-Time Holiday (ss) Chums Aug 28 1915
• Old Quirk’s Vengeance (ss) Chums Jan 1 1916
• A Close Shave (ss) Chums Oct 21 1916
• The Flames of Vengeance (ss) Chums Nov 25 1916
• Saved by a Trick (ss) Chums Feb 3 1917
• The Bully of Logwood Gulch (ss) Chums Jun 23 1917
• The Pit of Peril (ss) Chums Oct 6 1917
• Rogues and Raiders (ss) Chums Nov 24 1917
• Billy’s Day Off (ss) Chums Mar 30 1918
• Grey Wolf’s Brother (ss) Chums Aug 3 1918
• In the Day’s Work (ss) Chums Nov 23 1918
• A Desperate Chance (ss) Chums Apr 26 1919
• A Stunt for the “Movies” (ss) Chums Jan 15 1921
• Saved by a Grizzly (ss) Chums Mar 26 1921
• In Sheep’s Clothing (ss) Chums Apr 9 1921
• Seven-Shot Billy (ss) Chums Oct 29 1921
• The Guardian of the Lost Lode (ss) Chums Sep 9 1922
• Put to the Test (ss) Chums Oct 7 1922
• When Gotham Slept (ss) Chums Dec 30 1922
• Money for Nothing (ss) Happy Mag. Mar 1923
• No-Account Dan (ss) Chums Jun 9 1923
• Jim’s Big Game (ss) Chums Jun 30 1923
• That Golden West (ss) Chums Jan 26 1924
• Ambushed! (ss) Chums Feb 23 1924
• The Brink of Death (ss) Chums Jul 5 1924
• The Prairie Vendetta (ss) Chums Sep 6 1924
• The Man from Over the Border (ss) Chums Jan 11 1925
• The Bandits’ Web (ss) Chums Jun 14 1925
• The Grip of the Gang (ss) Chums Oct 25 1925
• Dan Ducrow’s Crime (ss) Chums Jan 10 1926
• An Averted Crime (ss) Chums Oct 10 1926

MICHAELIS, RALPH (stories)

• Battle of the Searchlights (ar) Modern Wonder Jul 3 1937
• The Robot Pilot (ar) Modern Wonder Aug 21 1937
• Earthquakes to Order (ar) Modern Wonder Sep 10 1938
• Modern Miracles for a Penny Seed Packet (ar) Modern Wonder Apr 29 1939
• Bucking Broncos of the Air (ar) Modern World Mar 22 1941
• Finding Your Way in the Air (ar) Modern World Mar 29 1941

MIDDLETON, C. H. (stories)

• February in the Garden (ar) Mine Feb 1936
• Blossoms Are Here Again (ar) Mine Mar 1936

MIDDLETON, FREDERICK (stories)

• A Monkey Yarn (nf) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 8 1893
• A Python Story (nf) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 26 1893
• Reminiscences of Norfolk Island (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 17, Mar 24 1894
• The Lord White Elephant, and How I Missed Seeing Him (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20 1894
• Life and Adventures in India (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23 1895

MIDDLETON, LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR F. (stories)

• Some Monkey Incidents (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 4 1895

“MIDGE”

• A Cycling Week-End (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1938

MIDLETON, DESMOND (stories)

• The Jackeroo (ss) Chums Jun 19 1927

“MID-OFF”

• Cricket Chat (cl) The Boys’ Friend Aug 8 1925

MIERRY, G. (stories)

• The Road to Glory: And the Bargain with Jona Quail (Colour plate) (il) Chums Sep 11 1907

MIGNON, E. (stories)

• Curious Things in Test Matches (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 29 1912

MILES, M. E. (stories)

• The Unwilling Murderer (na) The Thriller Apr 29 1939
• Illicit Traffic (na) The Thriller May 20 1939
• The Case of the Spanish Dancer (na) The Thriller Jul 22 1939
• Panic! (na) The Thriller Aug 26 1939
• Street of Diamonds (na) The Thriller Oct 21 1939
• The Secret of the Red House (na) The Thriller Nov 25 1939
• The Z Plan Arrives (na) The Thriller Mar 16 1940

MILES, R. S. (stories)

• My Holiday on a Dutch Barge (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1957

MILES, STANLEY (stories)

• Knights of Space (sl) The Ranger May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, Jun 2 1934

MILFORD, R. T. (stories)

• Epigrams from the Greek (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 16 1912

MILITARY EXPERT (stories)

• Fighting Britain’s Battles (ar) The Boys’ Friend Oct 3 1914
• How Britain Fights (ar) The Boys’ Friend Oct 10 1914

MILITARY EXPERT, A (stories)

• How Britain Fights (ar) The Boys’ Friend Sep 19 1914

MILLAR, H(arold) R(obert) (1869-1940) (stories)

• Railway Junctions and Methods of Signalling (ar) Chums Jul 8 1922

MILLAR, W. A. (stories)

• Some “Rugger” Tips (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1914

MILLARD, OSCAR (E.) (1908-1990) (stories)

• Underground Fortress of Steel (ar) Modern Wonder Aug 28 1937
• Mechanical Minds (ar) Modern Wonder Sep 11 1937

MILLER, ARCHIBALD T. (stories)

• Nautical Education (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7 1893

MILLER, C. N. (stories)

• The Ghost Plane (ss) The Pioneer May 5 1934

MILLER, F. (stories)

• Home Amusements - Stencils and Stencilling (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 12, Jul 19 1884

MILLER, FRED (stories)

• Cabinet Making for Beginners (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 24, Mar 31, Apr 7 1883
• Screens and How to Make Them (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 14, Apr 21, Apr 28 1883
• Staining, Polishing and Varnishing Woodwork and Floors (ia) Boy’s Own Paper May 5, May 12 1883
• How to Make a Desk (ia) Boy’s Own Paper May 26 1883
• Woodwork (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 2, Jun 23 1883
• How to Make a Hanging Cabinet, with Working Drawings (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 18 1883
• Screen-Making and Painting (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 25, Sep 1 1883
• Panel Painting (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 29 1883
• Sketching at Burnham Beeches (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 15 1890
• The “B.O.P.” Folding Screen and How to Paint It (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 20 1892
• The “B.O.P.” Folding Screen (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 27 1892
• Monkeys in the Zoo (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 30, Dec 7 1895
• The Boy’s Own Workshop (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 30 1905

MILLER, FRED. (stories)

• The Boy’s Own Workshop (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 10 1906
• The Boy’s Own Workshop - How to Make a Milking Stool (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 17 1906

MILLER, G. N. (stories)

• The Ghost Plane (ss) Chums Annual, 1937 1936

MILLER, IAN (1946- ) (stories)

• Bwana-Nyoka-Mister Snake (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 1940

MILLER, IRENE (stories)

• Platanistus (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1922

MILLER, LAURA (stories)

• Canal Boat Holiday (ar) Collins Young Elizabethan Mar 1956

MILLER, PROF. H. W. (stories)

• Hitler’s Artillery is Not so Good! (ar); Express and Journal, Adelaide, 1940.

MILLER, THOMAS (stories)

• How We Made Our Guy (ar) Every Boy’s Magazine Nov 1863

MILLETT, H. W. (stories)

• The Yarn of Oakum Splice, Boatswain (sl) Union Jack Mar 23, Mar 30 1882 [Oakum Splice]
• Another Yarn of Oakum Splice, Boatswain - Keel Up! (ss) Union Jack Jun 15 1882 [Oakum Splice]
• A Few Hours in the Cape De Verdes; Catching a Whale (ar) Union Jack Aug 3 1882

MILLIGAN, CAPTAIN W. H. (stories)

• King John at Swinestead Abbey-A.D. 1216 (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1924
• The Battle of Stamford Bridge-A.D. 1066 (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 1924
• Helgi The High-Born (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug 1925
• The Hermit of Inchcolm (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1925

MILLIGAN, W. H. (stories)

• The Passing of Osgood Clapa (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1924
• The Seal of Bane (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1925

MILLINGTON, THOMAS STREET (1821-1906?) (stories)

• Mind Your Own Business (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 5, Apr 12 1879; see under Anon..
• John Armiger’s Start in Life (ex) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 26 1879; see under Anon..
• Under a Cloud (sl) Boy’s Own Paper May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, Jun 7, Jun 14, Jun 21, Jun 28, Jul 5, Jul 12, Jul 19, Jul 26, Aug 2, Aug 9, Aug 16 1879; see under Anon..
• Elasticity, and How We Jump (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 17 1879; see under Anon..