British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Chronological List

MEREDITH, DAVID (stories)

• The Match of the Season (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 1937
• The Unshackling of Jack Martin (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1938

MEREDITH, GEOFFREY (stories)

• Doomed to the Death Battalion (sl) The Triumph Oct 9, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 6, Nov 13, Nov 20, Dec 25 1937 [Bill Harcourt, John Willy Kershaw (’Snifty’) and Stephen Lake (’Silence’)]
• Master of the World! (sl) Chums Annual, 1939 1938

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 pseudonyms Colin Collins & Singleton Pound (stories)

• In the Power of His Fag (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 2 1909
• The Branded Spy Dec (n.) Sexton Blake Library #107 1919 [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of the Nameless Man (n.) Sexton Blake Library #129 1920 [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of the Man in Black (n.) Sexton Blake Library #311 1923 [Sexton Blake]
• The Face in the Film (n.) Sexton Blake Library #281 1923 [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of Larachi the Lascar (n.) Sexton Blake Library #342 1924 [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) (1882-?) (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, CHARLOTTE (Mary) (1869-1928) (stories)

• A “Remembrance” (ss) Atalanta Aug 1898

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

MEYRICK, GLADYS E. (stories)

• “Humour and Pathos are closely akin” (ar) Atalanta Mar 1890; Atalanta Scholarship Essay.

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
• Some Monkey Incidents (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 4 1895
• Life and Adventures in India (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23 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

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, M. R. (stories)

• Summer (pm) Atalanta Sep 1892

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
• From the Worm to the Silk Dress (ar) Atalanta Jun 1897
• The Boy’s Own Workshop (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 30 1905, 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 (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