British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Chronological List

WATLING, W. J. S. (stories)

• Behind the Scenes 19. How We Get Our Tea (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1929

WATSON, A. E. (stories)

• Chess - Problem No. 342 (pz) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 15 1893

WATSON, A. WELSH (stories)

• The First of October (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 5 1907

WATSON, ALISON (stories)

• The Heroism of a Maori Woman (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Feb 10 1968
• How Safe is a Bank? (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 10 1969

WATSON, C. SOMERVILLE (stories)

• The Newt As a Pet (ia) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 14 1890
• My Grass Snakes (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 21 1892
• The Great Plunger Beetle (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 5 1893
• The Slow-Worm (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 9 1893
• A Curious Little Pet (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 2 1894
• The Water-Boatman (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 8 1894
• The Common Lizard (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 16 1896
• The Harvest Mouse (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 11 1896

WATSON, D. ERNEST (stories)

• A Conjuror’s Troubles (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 9 1892
• A Wonderful Ventriloquist (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Christmas 1892

WATSON, E. W. (stories)

• Sculling and Rowing (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 1929

WATSON, ERNEST (stories)

• Conjurers’ Triumphs (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 3 1892

WATSON, FREDERICK (1885-1935) (stories)

• The Master of Adventure, Episode I: The Saving of the Chiefs (sl) The Captain Dec 1915
• The Master of Adventure, Episode II: Haunted Island (sl) The Captain Jan 1916
• The Master of Adventure, Episode III: The Piper of the North (sl) The Captain Feb 1916
• The Master of Adventure, Episode IV: The Gathering of the Clans (sl) The Captain Mar 1916

WATSON, HELEN M. (stories)

• The Innocent (ss) The British Girl’s Annual, 1919 1918

WATSON, J. A. (stories)

• The Rearing of Ducks and Geese (ar) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine May 1917

WATSON, LILY (stories)

• Women in Greek Literature Part I: The Odyssey (ar) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine Oct 1916
• Women in Greek Literature Part II (ar) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine Nov 1916
• Women in Greek Literature Part III (ar) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine Dec 1916
• The Poems of Lord Macaulay (ar) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine Feb 1917
• My Books (ar) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep 1917
• Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ (ar) Girl’s Own Paper Dec 1921

WATSON, M. (stories)

• Tom Turrill’s Football Match (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 14 1908

WATSON, MARGARET (1951- ) (stories)

• A Journey in Nigeria (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 11 1908

WATSON, MATT (stories)

• Just a Sportsman (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #11 1923
• The Yellow Vixen (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #12 1923
• The Dark Horse (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #21 1924
• Destiny’s Year (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #31 1925; see under Anon..
• The Professional Gentleman (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #1 1925; see under Anon..
• From Flag-Fall to Finish (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #48 1926
• A Sporting Chance (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #51 1926
• The Way to Win (n.) Aldine Racing Novels #76 1928

WATSON, N. F. (stories)

• The Magic of the Diamond (ar) Chums Sep 17 1921

WATSON, NICHOLAS (stories)

• Readers Holidays [with P. N. L. Tottenham] (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1955

WATSON, ROBERT (stories)

• The Camp of Andy Bell (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1940

WATSON, SPENCER (stories)

• The Stolen Fortune (sl) The Thriller Jun 13, Jun 20, Jun 27 1936

WATSON, VICTOR (stories)

• Cup Ties! (ar) Chums Jan 12 1924

WATSON, W. (stories)

• The Boy’s Own Orchid-House (ia) Boy’s Own Paper May 26, Jun 2, Jun 9 1894

WATT, JOHN F. (stories)

• In Days to Come (ss) Oracle Dec 15 1951

WATT, LAUCHLAN MacLEAN (1867-1957) (stories)

• The Children of the Flag (pm); from Britannica’s Answer and other war poems, London, Sampson, Marston & Co., 1914.

WATT, LESLIE B. (stories)

• Welcome Little Star (ss) Cute Fun Jul 1946, #4
• Stowaway to the Cape (ss) Scramble Jul 1 1950

WATTS, H. P. (stories)

• Eagles Fields (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1957
• The Mixture as Before (vi) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1965

WATTS, LESLIE B. (stories)

• King of the Kasbah (ss) Scramble Jan 1948

WATTS, REGINALD (stories)

• The Haunted Grange (ms) The Young Englishman Nov 30 1875; see under Anon..

WATTS, W. K. (stories)

• War With Zenna (ss) Scramble Jun 17 1950

WAUGH, COLONEL (stories)

• An Uneasy Shave (ss) Union Jack Sep 15 1881

WAY, H. J. (stories)

• A Well-Plucked ’Un! (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1938
• Headache for Two (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1940

WAYFARER (stories)

• The Modern Boy’s World of Pen and Pictures (cl) The Modern Boy Mar 31, Apr 14, Apr 21, Apr 28, May 5, May 12 1928
• The Modern Boy’s World by Pen and Pictures (cl) The Modern Boy May 19, May 26, Jun 9, Jun 16, Jun 30, Jul 7, Jul 14 1928

WAYMAN, PAUL LINDSLEY (stories)

• Lowe’s Strategy (ss) Chums May 18 1918

WAYNE, MARCIA (stories)

• Ship of Secrets (sl) Oracle Oct 20 1951

WAYNE, RICHARD (stories)

• Treasure Trail (n.) The Flag Library for Boys #3 1935

WAYRE, PHILIP (stories)

• My Eagle Owls (ex); from Wind in the Reeds, London, Collins, 1965.

WEASTERMAN, P. F. (stories)

• Bob Strickland’s Log (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1940

WEAVER, JOHN (stories)

• What’s Bred in the Bone (ss) Boys’ Adventure Stories #3 1947

WEBB, BERESFORD (stories)

• Lung Hi Makes His Bow (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1937

WEBB, KAYE (stories)

• Running Riot (ar) Collins Young Elizabethan Sep 1954
• Letter from the Editor (ed) Collins Young Elizabethan May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Nov 1955, Jan, Mar, Apr 1956

WEBB, MATTHEW (stories)

• How I Swam the Channel (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 18 1879
• Swimming in a Rough Sea (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7, Oct 14 1882

WEBBER, BARBARA K. (stories)

• The Murmur of the Stream (pm) The British Girl’s Annual, 1918 1917

WEBBER, H. STAFFORD (stories)

• Good Plays for School Stages (ar) The Captain Feb 1911

WEBBER, STAWFORD; pseudonym of D. W. Pile (stories)

• The Ringside Racketeers (na) Detective Weekly Nov 10 1934 [Sexton Blake]

WEBSTER, CAPT. F. A. M. (stories)

• Athletics for Boys (cl) Chums May 29, Jun 5, Jun 12, Jun 19, Jun 26, Jul 3, Jul 10, Jul 17, Jul 24, Jul 31, Aug 7, Aug 21, Aug 28 1920
• Racing Strokes (ar) Chums Jul 30 1921
• How to Organize a Swimming Gala (ar) Chums Jun 30 1923
• Dead Venom (ss) Chums Mar 1 1925

WEBSTER, DAVID P. (stories)

• Train for Fitness with Steel Strands (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1954
• Pony-trekking is a new Sport (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1956
• Post Trekking is Real Adventure (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1956
• Ski-ing in Scotland (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1957
• Holiday Fun on Water Skis (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1957

WEBSTER, [Captain] F(rederick) A(nnesley) M(itchell) (1886-c1951) (stories)

• Some Field Events and How to Win Them (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 21, Jun 28, Jul 5, Jul 12, Jul 19, Jul 25 1913
• In Camp with the Cadets (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1914
• Relay-Racing (ar) Chums Sep 18 1920
• How to Avoid Injuries in Athletics (ar) Chums Sep 25 1920
• Injuries in Athletics (ar) Chums Oct 16 1920
• Black Pete (ss) Chums Jan 22 1921
• Strokes and Styles in Swimming (ar) Chums Jun 25 1921
• Breast Stroke and Life-Saving (cl) Chums Jul 9 1921
• How and When to Use Back Stroke (ar) Chums Jul 16 1921
• Speed in Swimming (ar) Chums Aug 13 1921
• Three Months’ Training in Athletics (cl) Chums Jan 14, Jan 21, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25 1922
• Complete Athletic Course (cl) Chums Jan 28, Feb 4, Mar 25 1922
• Training for Athletics (cl) Chums Mar 4, Mar 11, Mar 18, Apr 1 1922
• The Crawl and Exhibition Swimming (ar) Chums Jul 15 1922
• Preparing for School Sports (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May, Jun 1923
• Athletics in Public Schools (cl) Chums Feb 8 1925
• Training for School Athletics (cl) Chums Feb 15 1925
• Public School Athletics (cl) Chums Feb 22 1925
• The High Road to Victory (ar) Chums Nov 21, Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19, Dec 26 1926...
• Great Public School Athletes 1 - The Runners (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1930
• Great Public School Athletes 2 - The Hurdlers and Jumpers (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1930
• Great Public School Athletes 3 - The Throwers (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1930
• Jim Gale - Big Game Hunter (ss) The Modern Boy Mar 21 1931
• On the Pigmy Trail (ss) The Modern Boy Mar 28 1931
• The Leopard Men (ss) The Modern Boy Apr 4 1931
• The Spoor of the Water Elephant (ss) The Modern Boy Apr 11 1931
• In the Forest of Man (ss) The Modern Boy Apr 18 1931
• The 7 Pointed Star (ss) The Modern Boy Apr 25 1931
• The Old Timer (ss) The Modern Boy May 2 1931
• One Hour Before Dawn (ss) Chums Mar 1934
• Young Knights of the Track (ar) Chums May 1934
• “Conk Dawson, Commissioner of Kalembi: Spears of the North (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• “Conk Dawson, Commissioner of Kalembi: The Deep-Water Dweller (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• “Conk Dawson, Commissioner of Kalembi: The Killing of Erasmus Stiles (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• “Conk Dawson, Commissioner of Kalembi: The Mountain of Evil Spirits (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• “Conk Dawson, Commissioner of Kalembi: The Riches of Karemba (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• “Conk Dawson, Commissioner of Kalembi: The Secret of the Middle Island (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• “Conk” Dawson: Commissioner of Kalembi: The Return of the Leopard Men (ss) Chums Annual 1935
• Winter Sports (ar) Mine Jan 1936
• Women Athletes (ar) Mine Feb 1936
• Big Men in Sport (ar) Mine Jun 1936
• Words of Wisdom for Boy Athletes (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 1937

WEBSTER, PETER (stories)

• Adventure in the Andes Part 3-A Haircut at 14,500 Feet! (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 25 1966
• Adventure in the Andes Part 4-We Have to Call in the Police! (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jul 2 1966
• Adventure in the Andes Part 5-Conquering the Peaks (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jul 9 1966

WEBSTER, WILLIAM (stories)

• An Interrupted Cruise (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 18, Aug 25, Sep 1 1906

WEDGWOOD, C. V. (stories)

• Long Ago Adventures (br) Collins Young Elizabethan Nov 1955

WEEKES-WYLDE, REV. O. (stories)

• Clever Boys (ar) The Boys’ Friend Jan 29 1895
• Robert Louis Stevenson (ar) The Boys’ Friend Feb 12 1895

“WEELMAN”

• Taking Care of your Cycle (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1921

WEIGALL, G. J. V. (stories)

• Hints on Batting (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 19 1908

WEIGANT, C. (stories)

• Across the Atlantic in a Thirty Foot Ketch (ar) The Modern Boy May 10 1930

WEIR, ROSEMARY (née Green) (1905- ) (stories)

• The Man in the Moon (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1961

WELCH, ANN (Courtenay, née Edmonds) (1917- ) (stories)

• Come Gliding with Me ! (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 1955

WELCOME GUEST (stories)

• ar1914+SundyJun (A )

WELDON, PAT (stories)

• The Fighting Lumberjack (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #35 1927
• The Boxing Spy (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #54 1929
• The Fighting Cowboy (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #80 1931

WELLER, ANN (stories)

• A Room (Haunted) (ar) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Dec 1949
• Anyone Can Sail (ar) Collins Young Elizabethan May 1955

WELLS, BARRY (stories)

• Do You Want to be an Auctioneer? (cl) Chums Jan 1934
• Do You Want to be in the Civil Service? (cl) Chums Feb 1934
• Do You Want to be in Insurance? (cl) Chums Mar 1934
• Do You Want to be in Filmland? (cl) Chums May 1934
• Do You Want to be in Wireless? (cl) Chums Jun 1934
• The Indians’ Last Victory (ar) Chums Jul 1934
• Do You Want to be a Journalist? (cl) Chums Aug 1934
• Do You Want to be a Professional Sportsman? (cl) Chums Sep 1934
• Do You Want to Join the Royal Air Force? (cl) Chums Oct 1934
• Do You Want to be an Architect? (cl) Chums Nov 1934
• Do You Want to be in Advertising? (cl) Chums Dec 1934

WELLS, BASIL (Eugene) (1912-2003) (stories)

• Other Flesh (ss) Fantastic Collectibles Magazine Sep 1993

WELLS, F. M. (stories)

• The Boy’s Own Rock and Wall Gardens (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 3 1906
• The Boy’s Own Jungle and Water Garden (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 17 1906
• Bulb-Planting in the Boy’s Own Garden (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 2 1907
• The Boy Collector (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 23 1908

WELLS, H(erbert) G(eorge) (1866-1946) (stories)

• The First Men in the Moon (sl); abridged, London, George Newnes, 1901.

WELLS, HELEN; [born Helen Weinstock but changed name to Wells by deed] (1910-1986) (stories)

• Bermuda Adventure (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1958 [Cherry Ames]
• Flood Train (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1958 [Cherry Ames]
• Christmas in New York (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1959 [Cherry Ames]
• Ghost Town Mystery (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1959 [Cherry Ames]
• The Big Wind (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1960 [Cherry Ames]
• The Pinafore Club (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1960 [Cherry Ames]
• Frontier Week (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1961 [Cherry Ames]
• Snowbound (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1961 [Cherry Ames]
• The Case of the Puzzling Patient (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1962 [Cherry Ames]
• Rocky Mountain Adventure (ss) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1962 [Cherry Ames]