British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Chronological List

OLD HAND“, AN” (stories)

• Minorca: A Military Episode of the Last Century (ar) The Boy’s Own Magazine Mar 1865

OLD-READER, AN (stories)

• A “B.O.P” Alphabet (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1903

OLIPHANT, CAROLINE (stories)

• Would You Be Young Again? (pm) 1842

OLIVER, ALAN (stories)

• Teamwork! (ar) Look and Learn Oct 12 1963
• The ’Jump’ to the Top (ar) Look and Learn Oct 19 1963
• Horses on Trial (ar) Look and Learn Oct 26 1963

OLIVER, GERTRUDE KENT (née Carr) (1871-1955); see pseudonym Kent Carr (stories)

OLIVER, JANE (stories)

• Pattern of Chivalry (ss) Collins Young Elizabethan Sep 1955

OLIVER, W. (stories)

• A “Stand-by” Crystal Unit (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1927
• Listening to the Air Liners (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1928
• Short-Wave Wireless Reception (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1929
• Short-wave Wireless Reception - II (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1929
• Radio Beacons (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1930
• Short-wave Wireless Reception - III (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1930
• Wireless in Emergencies (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1930
• Morse Made Easy (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 1930
• Uses for Old Wireless Components (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1931
• Birds and the Wind (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1931
• Practical Hints for Wireless Enthusiasts (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 1931
• Wireless Christmas Presents (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1931
• Direction Finding by Wireless (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1932
• We Talked over Europe (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1940

OLNEY, E. P. (stories)

• Little Tryfan on the Rope (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1937; Crag-Climbing.

OLSEN, JAMES B. (stories)

• Thatcher’s Hidden Talen (ss) Cute Fun Oct 1947

OLSEN, ROY A., JR. (stories)

• Sanctuary (vi) Fantastic Collectibles Magazine Sep 1993

OLSSON, CARL (stories)

• Looking Back a Thousand Years (ar) Modern Wonder Jun 5 1937
• War Declared! (ar) Modern Wonder Jun 19 1937
• Whisper That Kills and Tills (ar) Modern Wonder Jun 26 1937
• “N” (ar) Modern Wonder Jul 3 1937
• Mighty News Empire on the Roof of the World (ar) Modern Wonder Jul 10 1937
• Water, at £1,200 a Pint (ar) Modern Wonder Jul 17 1937
• Science Reveals New Secrets of Space (ar) Modern Wonder Jul 24 1937
• Scientists to Invade a Lost World (ar) Modern Wonder Jul 31 1937
• World’s Biggest Hole (ar) Modern Wonder Aug 7 1937
• The “Artificial” Heart (ar) Modern Wonder Aug 14 1937
• Magic Metal that Toughens Steel (ar) Modern Wonder Sep 18 1937
• Libraries into Pill-Boxes (ar) Modern Wonder Dec 11 1937
• Daring Death (ar) Modern Wonder Dec 25 1937
• There are 80,000 “Minicam” Fans (ar) Modern Wonder Mar 5 1938
• Goodbye, You Sailers (ar) Modern Wonder Apr 30 1938
• Black Man’s Wireless (ar) Modern Wonder May 7 1938
• Guns! (ar) Modern Wonder May 21 1938

O’MANT, HEDLEY (Percival Angelo) (1899-1965); see pseudonyms Hedley Scott, John Scott & X (stories)

• The Form-Master’s Double (ss) The Boys’ Friend Dec 20 1919; see under Owen Conquest. [Rookwood]
• With Pankley’s Compliments! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Feb 14 1920; see under Owen Conquest. [Rookwood]
• The Greyfriars Minstrels (na) The Magnet Library v17 No.645 Jun 19 1920; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• The Schoolboy Domestics (na) The Magnet Library v26 No.857 Jul 12 1924; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• The Golden Pyramid! (sl) The Magnet Library v27 No.893 Mar 21, v27 No.896 Apr 11 1925; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]
• Quelchy’s Queer Adventure! (na) The Magnet Library v29 No.936 Jan 16 1926; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• The Case of the Langsdale Wanderers (sl) The Magnet Library v29 No.938 Jan 30, v29 No.939 Feb 6, v29 No.940 Feb 13, v29 No.941 Feb 20, v29 No.942 Feb 27, v29 No.943 Mar 6, v29 No.944 Mar 13, v29 No.945 Mar 20, v29 No.946 Mar 27, v29 No.947 Apr 3 1926; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]
• Chums Through Thick and Thin! (na) The Magnet Library v30 No.972 Oct 2 1926; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Heroes of the Air! (na) The Magnet Library v30 No.980 Nov 27 1926; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Bunter the Bad Lad (na) The Magnet Library v32 No.1014 Jul 23 1927; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• In Merciless Hands! (na) The Magnet Library v33 No.1053 Apr 21 1928; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Coker’s League of Friends! (na) The Magnet Library v33 No.1055 May 5 1928; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• The Toughest Team in the League! (sl) The Magnet Library v34 No.1075 Sep 22, v34 No.1076 Sep 29, v34 No.1077 Oct 6, v24 No.1078 Oct 13, v34 No.1079 Oct 20, v34 No.1080 Oct 27 1928; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]
• The Secret of the Schooner! (na) The Magnet Library v34 No.1077 Oct 6 1928; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• The Toughest Team in the League (sl) The Magnet Library v34 No.1081 Nov 3 1928; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]
• Shunned by the Form! (na) The Magnet Library v34 No.1083 Nov 17 1928; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• The Masked Terror (na) The Magnet Library v35 No.1108 May 11 1929; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Billy Bunter’s Blunder! (na) The Magnet Library v35 No.1109 May 18 1929; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• ’Nap’ of the Remove! (na) The Magnet v37 No.1152 Mar 15 1930; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Grease-Paint Wibley! (na) The Magnet v37 No.1153 Mar 22 1930; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Skinner’s Narrow Squeak! (na) The Magnet v38 No.1189 Nov 29 1930; see under Frank Richards. [Greyfriars]
• Bandits of the Line (sl) The Magnet v40 No.1220 Jul 4, v40 No.1221 Jul 11, v40 No.1222 Jul 18, v40 No.1223 Jul 25 1931; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]
• The Treasure of Dead Man’s Isle (sl) The Ranger Sep 10, Sep 17 1932; see under Anon..
• The Secret of Drere Manor (n.) Schoolboys’ Own Library #186 1932; see under Martin Clifford. [St. Jim’s]
• Rookwood Secret Society [with Charles Hamilton] (n.) Schoolboys’ Own Library #198 1933; see under Owen Conquest. [Rookwood]
• Wells Fargo (sl) Wild West Weekly (UK) Mar 19, Jun 4 1938; see under Anon..
• The “Champ” (ss) Modern Wonder Jan 14 1939; see under Anon.. [Terry O’Rourke]

O’MANT, HEDLEY? (stories)

• The Yellow Claw (sl) The Magnet Library v25 No.835 Feb 9, v25 No.836 Feb 16, v25 No.837 Feb 23, v25 No.838 Mar 1, v25 No.839 Mar 8, v25 No.840 Mar 15, v25 No.841 Mar 22, v25 No.842 Mar 29, v25 No.843 Apr 5, v25 No.844 Apr 12 1924; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]
• The Veldt Trail! (sl) The Magnet Library v28 No.910 Jul 18, v28 No.911 Jul 25, v28 No.912 Aug 1, v28 No.913 Aug 8, v28 No.914 Aug 15, v28 No.915 Aug 22, v28 No.916 Aug 29, v28 No.917 Sep 5, v28 No.918 Sep 12, v28 No.919 Sep 19 1925; see under Anon.. [Ferrers Locke]

ONE of the STAFF (stories)

• How We Started a School Newspaper (ss) Chums Nov 30 1892

ONE of THEM (stories)

• A Day in a “Snottie’s” Life (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1922
• The Wireless Operator’s Day (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1929

“ONE of THEM”

• A Band Boy on the Frontier (cl) Chums Apr 30, May 7 1929
• A Band Boy in India (cl) Chums Jun 11, Jun 25 1929

ONE WHO HAS SERVED (stories)

• Life in the Army (cl) The Young Englishman Oct 12, Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23, Dec 7, Dec 14 1878, Feb 8, Feb 15, Mar 8, Mar 15 1879

O’NEILL, LUCAS (stories)

• Paul Pinkerton (nv) Vanguard Library May 11 1907

ONSLOW, JOHN (stories)

• Run, Little Colt (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Oct 26 1968
• The Hunter (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Dec 21 1968
• The Way of the Wild (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Feb 15 1969
• False Trail for Timmy (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Mar 1 1969
• “Never Trust a Bull” (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Mar 29 1969
• Church Mouse Charlie (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Apr 5 1969
• Lord of the Mountains (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 17 1969
• The Trespasser (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 24 1969
• Miles From Home (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 31 1969
• The Old Warrior (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 7 1969
• Red Robber (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 14 1969
• The Black Orphan (ss) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 21 1969

OPENSHAW, G. H.; see pseudonym Sybil Shaw (stories)

OPPENHEIM, E(dward) PHILLIPS (1866-1946) (stories)

• Sinners Beware (ss) The Thriller Oct 20 1934
• Mr. Blunt’s Three Clients (ss) The Thriller Nov 17 1934

OPPENHEIM, HILDA M. (stories)

• After Ambergris in the Bahamas (ar) Mine Jun 1936

ORDINARY SIGNALMAN (stories)

• A Man’s Life (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1936

ORME, KEITH (stories)

• The City of Terror! (ss) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1933 1932

ORMEROD, EDWARD (stories)

• The “Squaw Stroke” (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1929
• The Championship (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1929
• Against Time (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1929
• Queer Fish (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1930
• A Combined “Good Turn” (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1930

O’RORKE, REV. B. G. (stories)

• Gordon of Khartoum (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 22 1912

ORRIN, P. R. (stories)

• The Amphibious Sleuth (ss) Scramble Jul 1947

OSBORNE, H. (stories)

• The Symbol of Inslego [with Alec G. Pearson] (ss) Chums Jan 19 1918

OSBORNE, MARK; pseudonym of John William Bobin, (1889-1935) (stories)

• Sexton Blake, Special Constable (n.) Sexton Blake Library #28 1917 [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of the Long-Firm Frauds (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #30 1925 [Sexton Blake]
• The Fatal Pit (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #103 1927 [Sexton Blake]
• The Tour of Terror (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #112 1927 [Sexton Blake]
• The Boarding House Mystery (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #301 1931 [Sexton Blake]
• The Consulting Room Crime (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #327 1932 [Sexton Blake]
• The Kennels Crime (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #337 1932 [Sexton Blake]
• Dead Man’s Bay (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #358 1932; also as “The Riddle of Dead Man’s Bay”, by J. G. Brandon. [Sexton Blake]
• The Consulting Room Mystery (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #327 1932 [Sexton Blake]
• The Mystery of the Lost Legionaire (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #367 1933 [Sexton Blake]
• Wanted! (na) Detective Weekly Apr 22 1933 [Sexton Blake]
• The Stables Crime (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #378 1933 [Sexton Blake]
• The Great Art Gallery Crime (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #414 1934 [Sexton Blake]
• The Tenement Murder Mystery (na) Detective Weekly Jun 9 1934 [Sexton Blake]
• The Case of the Crook Ironmaster (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #434 1934 [Sexton Blake]
• The Dog Track Murders (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #454 1934 [Sexton Blake]

OSBORNE, PETER (stories)

• “Snowy Hits Back!” (ss) Cute Fun Jan 1949

OSWALD, DICK (stories)

• Tales of the Dormitory!: “The Mystery of Morgan!” (ss) The Boys’ Friend Jan 5 1918
• Tales of the Dormitory!: “The Spendthrift!” (ss) The Boys’ Friend Mar 16 1918

OSWALD, S. W. (stories)

• A Matter of Conscience (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 22, Feb 29 1908

OSWALDSON, J. (stories)

• An Encounter with the Great Pyramid (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 21 1895

OTTEN, H. (stories)

• Chess - Problem No. 332 (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 5 1892

OUR AIR CORRESPONDENT (stories)

• Britain’s 1954 Planes (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1954
• Short Sherpa (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1954
• Flying Fish (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1954
• Jet Fighter Pilot (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1954
• Angled Flight Deck (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1954
• Refuelling in Flight (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1954
• Ici le Baroudeur (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1954
• Lets Go to London Airport (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1954
• Man from Mars ? (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1954
• New and Experimental Aircraft (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1954
• Coleopters Could be the Next Phase (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1955

OUR AIR EXPERT; pseudonym of W. E. Johns, (1893-1968) (stories)

• On the Wings of the Wind (ar) The Modern Boy’s Annual, 1932 1931

OUR AMATEUR SOCCER CORRESPONDENT (stories)

• Old England Amateurs Should Have a Chance (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1954

OUR INTERNATIONAL COACH (stories)

• Learn to Play Football! (cl) The Magnet v52 No.1549 Oct 23, v52 No.1550 Oct 30, v52 No.1551 Nov 6...
• Schoolboys who have Won International Fame! (cl) The Magnet v53 No.1576 Apr 30 1938

OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (stories)

• Out with the Thames Police (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 31, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 21, Nov 28 1885

OUSELEY, J. M. (stories)

• Gold for Young Workers (cl) Chums Jan 1 1916
• Gold for Boy Workers (cl) Chums Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12...
• Your Future: How to Become a Chemist and Druggist (cl) Chums Sep 16 1916
• Your Future: How to Become a Civil Servant (cl) Chums Sep 23 1916
• Your Future: Junior Appointments in the Government... (cl) Chums Sep 30 1916
• Your Future: How to Become a Motor-Driver (cl) Chums Oct 7 1916
• Your Future: Scholarships! (cl) Chums Oct 21, Oct 28 1916
• Your Future: In the Royal Navy As a Boy Artificer (cl) Chums Nov 11 1916
• Your Future: Electrical Engineering As a Career (cl) Chums Nov 18 1916
• Your Future: Another Article on How to Become a Civil Servant (cl) Chums Dec 2 1916
• Your Future: How to Become a Bank Clerk (cl) Chums Dec 16 1916
• What to Do with Your Inventions (cl) Chums Dec 23 1916, Feb 24 1917
• Remarkable Inventions by Boys (cl) Chums Jan 13 1917
• Your Future: How to Become a Surveyor (cl) Chums Jan 20 1917
• Chums Boy Inventors (cl) Chums Jan 27 1917
• Your Future: How to Become a Surgery Dispenser (cl) Chums Mar 17 1917
• Your Future: On Private Secretaries and Solicitors (cl) Chums Mar 24 1917
• For Clever Boy Inventors (cl) Chums Mar 31 1917
• Your Future: How to Become a Motor-Car Dealer (cl) Chums Apr 7 1917
• More Inventions by Our Boys (cl) Chums Apr 14 1917
• Your Future: How to Become an Estate Agent (cl) Chums May 12 1917
• Your Future: How to Become a Sea Captain (cl) Chums May 19 1917
• Your Future: How to Become a Builder and Decorator (cl) Chums May 26 1917
• What Boys Have Invented (ar) Chums Sep 15 1917
• Your Future: Wireless Telegraphy As a Career (cl) Chums Nov 3 1917
• Your Future: A New Career Open to Boys (cl) Chums Dec 15 1917

OUSELEY, (John James) MULVY (1860-c1930) (stories)

• When the King was a Boy (ar) The Boys’ Friend Jun 14 1902