British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Chronological List

VAN RYN, DICK (stories)

• Tales of the Dormitory!: “By Sheer Skill!” (ss) The Boys’ Friend Feb 2 1918

VAN WESEMAEL, E. (stories)

• The Police Dogs of Ghent (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 20 1906

VARAH, (Edward) CHAD (1911-2007) (stories)

• It Wouldn’t be Christmas (ar) Eagle Annual #1 1951

VARDEN, SUSAN (stories)

• Linda Martin, Air Hostess (ss) Girls’ Star Stories Jul 1949
• The Circus Twins (ss) Girls’ Star Stories Oct 1949

VARTY, MRS. FRANK (stories)

• Strangers in the Fifth (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Aug 1954

VAUGHAN, D. (stories)

• Swift Wings O’er Fleet (ss) Boys’ Fun Feb 1953

VAUGHAN, DUDLEY (stories)

• Meeting His Match (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Apr 26 1913

VAUGHAN, JOHN (stories)

• A Manly Bishop (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 12 1890
• How to Press Plants (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 26 1890
• Boyhood of Charles Darwin (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 8 1893
• The Gilbert White Centenary (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 12 1893
• The Boyhood of Dean Stanley (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 10 1894
• The Old Iron Mills (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 6 1895

VAUGHAN-SMITH, E. (stories)

• For Russia and the Right (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1918 1917
• The Word of Molly Trefusis (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1919 1918

VAUX, PATRICK (1872-?) (stories)

• Christmas in the British Navy (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1918
• Billy-Bruin-and the Rest (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1919
• Monk’s Acre (sl) Chums May 3, May 10 1919
• As the Naval Wireless Works (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1921
• Saving Millions from Undersea (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1923
• Serrana, the First Crusoe (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1924
• Because of Jerry Chibborne (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1926

VEAL, W. (stories)

• Our B.O.P. Draughts Column (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 17 1912

VEEL, MARY COLBORNE (stories)

• A Song (pm) Atalanta Aug 1896

VEITCH, SOPHIE F. F. (stories)

• Jerusalem before the Crimean War, 1 (ar) Atalanta Nov 1895
• Jerusalem before the Crimean War, 2 (ar) Atalanta Jan 1896

VELVIN, ELLEN (stories)

• The Secretary Bird and the Snake (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 2 1912

VENTNOR, WILLIAM (stories)

• The Stowaway (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1931

VENTON, HORACE W. (stories)

• How to Throw a Boomerang (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1914
• Butterfly Rearing (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1916

VEREN, GILBERT (stories)

• The Boarding-House Braggart! (ss) The Boys’ Realm Sep 27 1919
• In the Bill - with Simpkins (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1921

VERINI, ANNIE (stories)

• Three Christmas Eves (nv) Bouverie Series #67 1931
• Love in a Mist (nv) Bouverie Series #69 1932
• The Great Discovery (nv) The Lightbearer Twopenny Stories #1 1933

VERITY, G. B. (stories)

• Young Grimes (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 1929

VERITY, JOAN (stories)

• Teams in Turmoil (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1938 1937

VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (stories)

• A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (sl) The Boys’ Journal Jan 1870
• The Steam House: Part I - The Demon of Cawnpore (sl) Union Jack Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11...
• The Steam House: Part II - Tigers and Traitors (sl) Union Jack Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10...
• Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11...
• The Clipper of the Clouds (ex) Journal des Debats Politiques et Litteraires Jun 29 1886
• Barbicane & Co.; Or, The Purchase of the Pole (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 5...
• Randolphe de Gortz; or, The Castle of the Carpathians (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 11, Mar 18, Mar 25, Apr 1, Apr 8, Apr 15...
• Claudius Bombarnac. A Story of Adventure and Mystery (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11...
• Captain Antifer; Or, His Excellency’s Millions (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 24, Mar 30...
• The Master of the World (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1913, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1914
• Kongre, the Wrecker; or, The Lighthouse at the End of the World (sl) Boy’s Own Paper May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct 1915

VERNER, GERALD; pseudonym of Donald William Steward, (1896-1980) (stories)

• The Ghost of Rufus Manners (na) The Thriller Dec 22 1934 [Supt. Robert Budd]
• The Whispering Man (na) The Thriller Apr 6 1935 [Supt. Robert Budd]
• Queer Face (n.) Thriller Library #21 1935
• The Riddle of the Red Queen (na) Detective Weekly Sep 7 1935
• Blake of the Secret Service (sl) Detective Weekly Jul 4, Jul 11, Jul 18, Jul 25, Aug 1, Aug 8, Aug 15, Aug 22, Aug 29, Sep 5, Sep 12, Sep 19 1936
• The Sign of the Jockey (sl) Detective Weekly Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 30, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 21, Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19, Dec 26 1936, Jan 2, Jan 9 1937
• The River Men (na) London: Wright & Brown 1936; also as “River Rats”.
• River Rats (na) London: Wright & Brown 1936
• The Black Widow (na) Detective Weekly Jan 30 1937 [Supt. Robert Budd]
• The Devil’s Footprint (na) Detective Weekly May 15 1937 [Supt. Robert Budd]
• The Sign of the Silver Horseshoe (sl) Detective Weekly Jul 21, Jul 24, Aug 7, Aug 14, Aug 21, Aug 28, Sep 4, Sep 11, Sep 18, Sep 25, Oct 2, Oct 9 1937
• The Clue of the Whispering Pines (na) Detective Weekly Aug 14 1937 [Supt. Robert Budd]
• The Beard of the Prophet (na) Detective Weekly Nov 6 1937 [Supt. Robert Budd]
• Alias - ’The Angel’ (sl) Detective Weekly Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9 1938
• The Devil’s Brood (na) Detective Weekly Aug 6 1938
• The Football Pool Murders (sl) Detective Weekly Mar 25, Apr 1, Apr 8, Apr 15, Apr 22 1939
• Secret Weapon (sl) Detective Weekly May 11, May 18, May 25 1940
• The House of the Goat (na) [Supt. Robert Budd]
• The Seal of Solomon (na) [Supt. Robert Budd]
• The Seven Sleeping Men (na) [Supt. Robert Budd]

VERNEY, JOHN (stories)

• The Space Ship (ss) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Apr 1950
• The Mad King (ss) Collins Young Elizabethan Aug 1955

VERNEY, MICHAEL (stories)

• The Story of a River: The Source (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 31 1969
• The Story of a River: The Middle Reaches (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 14 1969
• The Story of a River: The Lower Reaches (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 21 1969
• The Story of a River: In the Estuary (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 28 1969
• The Story of a River: Meeting the Sea (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jul 5 1969
• The Story of a River: Navigable Waters (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jul 12 1969

VERNHAM, KATHERINE (stories)

• Benedicta’s Stranger (nv); abridged, London, Religious Tract Society, 1894.

VERNON, DOROTHY; pseudonym of C. L. Pearce (stories)

• The Game She Played! (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1926 1925
• The Rebel Schoolgirl (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1926
• The Unseen Witness (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1927 1926
• In the Dark (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1938 1937

VERNON, H. R. (stories)

• Gardening for Girls (ar) Atalanta May 1893

VERNON, JEAN; pseudonym of Ronald Fleming (stories)

• The Fourth Form Detectives (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Feb 15 1936 [The Madcap Form Mistress]
• Crinolines in the Fourth (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Feb 29 1936 [The Madcap Form Mistress]
• The Madcap Form Mistress (n.) Girls’ Crystal 1936
• Gwen’s Secret Enemy (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Mar 27 1937 [The Madcap Form Mistress]

VERNON, KATHERINE (stories)

• In the Flower (cl) Sunshine Jan 1890
• In the Flower World (cl) Sunshine Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1890

VERNON, KATHLEEN (stories)

• The Christmas of Surprise (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1937 1936
• The Girl Who Wouldn’t Be Friendly (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1938 1937

VERNON, KAY (stories)

• Special Night (ss) Oracle Oct 20 1951

VERNON, KETHLEEN (stories)

• Gillian and the Chinese Vase (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1936 1935

VERNON, MAUD VENABLES (stories)

• Perseverance (ar) Atalanta Nov 1887; second-prize winner by 18-year-old.
• If Love Were All (pm) Atalanta Jul 1894
• Bands of Mercy and Their Work (ar) Atalanta Aug 1896
• School for Household Training (ar) Atalanta Sep 1896
• The Tale of Balin and Balan (ss) Atalanta Mar 1897; adapted from Malory’s Morte d’Arthur.

VERNON-SMITH, HERBERT; house pseudonym (stories)

• Halves for Bunter (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Feb 26 1916 [Greyfriars]
• A Night Alarm! (ss) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1921 1920 [Greyfriars]
• The Great Rebellion! (ss) The Magnet Library v20 No.719 Nov 19 1921 [Greyfriars]
• Alonzo Provides Amusements! (ss) The Magnet Library v20 No.721 Dec 3 1921 [Greyfriars]
• Glory for Greyfriars (ss) The Magnet Library v23 No.803 Jun 30 1923 [Greyfriars]
• Trouble for Temple! (ss) The Magnet Library v24 No.809 Aug 11 1923 [Greyfriars]
• In the Teeth of the Storm! (ss) The Magnet Library v25 No.836 Feb 16 1924 [Greyfriars]
• Skinner’s Little Joke! (ss) The Magnet Library v25 No.851 May 31 1924 [Greyfriars]
• Sporting Records of Greyfriars! (ms) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1925 1924
• Sport Snapshots! (ms) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1926 1925 [Greyfriars]
• Home, Sweet Home! (ar) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1930 1929 [Greyfriars]
• By the Way - (ms) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1932 1931
• My Own Page (ms) The Magnet v56 No.1638 Jul 8 1939

VERRELL, C. (stories)

• Baboo, the Mighty (ss) Boys’ Fun Mar 1954

VESEY- FITZGERALD, DESMOND (stories)

• The Swamp Skipper (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1957

VESSELO, A(rthur) (1911-2000) (stories)

• How Films Are Made (ar) Mine Feb 1936

VICARY, LANGLEY (stories)

• Points of a Good Pack (cl) Chums Mar 10 1923
• How to Make a Rucksack (cl) Chums Jun 2 1923
• Sleeping Out in the Summer (cl) Chums Jun 9 1923
• Handy Camp Gadgets (cl) Chums Jul 21 1923
• How to Make a Hike Tent (cl) Chums Jul 21 1923
• Selecting an Axe (ar) Chums Oct 13 1923

VICKERS, ROY; pseudonym of William Edward Vickers, (1889-1965) (stories)

• The Secret Sin (sl) The Thriller Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3 1934
• Murder Will Out (sl) The Thriller Jun 8, Jun 15, Jun 22, Jun 29, Jul 6 1935 [Department of Dead Ends]
• According to Plan (na) The Thriller Oct 26 1935

VICKERS, WILLIAM EDWARD (1889-1965); see pseudonym Roy Vickers (stories)

VICKERY, WILLIAM P(ercival) (1897-1986) (stories)

• The Crook of Soho (na) The Thriller Oct 18 1930
• The Racketeer’s Will (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #324 1932 [Sexton Blake]

VICTOR (stories)

• King Victor and King Charles (vi) Atalanta Mar 1898

VICTOR, MRS. M(etta) V(ictoria Fuller) (1831-1886) (stories)

• Alice Wilde, the Raftsman’s Daughter. A forest romance (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #4 Aug 1 1860
• The Backwoods’ Bride. A romance of Squattor Life (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #10 Nov 1 1860
• The Emerald Necklace; or, Mrs. Butterby’s Boarder (n.) Dime Novels #14 Jan 1 1861
• Uncle Ezekiel and His Exploits on Two Continents (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #16 Feb 1 1861
• The Gold Hunters. A picture of Western character and Pike’s Peak life (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #49 Jan 10 1863
• Myrtle; or, The Child of the Prairie (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #54 May 16 1863; an earlier, abbreviated version appeared in Half-Dime Novelette 1, 5 Dec 1860, as by Rose Kennedy.
• Jo Daviess’ Client; or, Courting in Kentucky (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #60 Oct 1 1863

“VIDI”

• Facts & Figures-Population (ms) Mine Jan 1936

VILES, WALTER (stories)

• William Tell; or, Make Way for Liberty (sl) The Young Briton 1873
• The Battle and the Breeze; or, Our Sailors and Our Ships: Part II (sl) The Young Englishman Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 8, Dec 15, Dec 22, Dec 29, Dec 31 1877, Jan 5, Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9, Feb 16, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9 1878
• Claymore and Dirk; or, The March of the Cameron Men (sl) The Boy’s Standard Mar 17, Mar 24 1888

VILLIERS, ALAN (John Murray) (1903-1982) (stories)

• The Seafarers (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jan 21 1967
• The Seafarers: In the Beginning…Man Learns to Sail (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jan 28 1967
• The Seafarers: In Eastern Seas (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Feb 4 1967
• The Seafarers: By Boom to Zanzibar (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Feb 11 1967
• The Seafarers: Persian Gulf Pearlers (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Feb 18 1967
• The Seafarers: Chinese Ships Were Good! (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Feb 25 1967
• The Seafarers: Mariners of the Mediterranean (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Mar 4 1967
• The Seafarers: In Northern Mists (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Mar 11 1967
• The Seafarers: Pioneers from Portugal (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Mar 18 1967
• The Seafarers: Christopher Columbus, Enigma of the Western Ocean (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Mar 25 1967
• The Seafarers: Early Circumnavigation (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Apr 1 1967
• The Seafarers: War at Sea (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Apr 8 1967
• The Seafarers: James Cook-the Seamen’s Seaman (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Apr 15 1967
• The Seafarers: Voyage of the Mayflower II (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Apr 22 1967
• The Seafarers: The Incomparable Nelson (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Apr 29 1967
• The Seafarers: Whaling and the Whalers (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 6 1967
• The Seafarers: The Romance of the Clippers (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 13 1967
• The Seafarers: The Coming of Steam (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 20 1967
• The Seafarers: Sail Fights Back! (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 27 1967
• The Seafarers: Nuclear Power and Sailing School-Ships (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 3 1967

VINCENT, A. (stories)

• The Plane They Made a God (ss) Modern Wonder Apr 23 1938

VINCENT, CECIL (stories)

• Nerve or Nerves? (ss) Atalanta Nov 1897

VINCENT, JOAN; pseudonym of R. S. Kirkham (stories)

• For Film-Fame and Fortune (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1921
• In Search of Her Father (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1921
• In a Mystic Land (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1922