British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Series List

TOMKINS MINOR

• Fred Bennett: (stories)
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 1 - The Exploits of Tomkins Minor (ct) Chums Dec 10 1921
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 2 - Tomkins Minor Spends His Five Pounds (ct) Chums Dec 17 1921
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 3 - Tomkins Minor Returns to School (ct) Chums Apr 22 1922
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 4 - Tomkins Minor Gets Arrested (ct) Chums Jun 10 1922
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 5 - Tomkins Minor Scores Again (ct) Chums Jul 1 1922
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 6 - Further Adventures of the Irrepressible Tomkins (ct) Chums Jul 29 1922
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 1 - Tomkins Minor! (ct) Chums Oct 14 1922
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 2 - Tomkins in Trouble Again (ct) Chums Nov 18 1922
  • Tomkins Minor: No. 3 - Tomkins Makes a Burglar Alarm (ct) Chums Dec 9 1922

TOMKINSON’s

• Stephen H. Agnew: (stories)
  • The New Boy at Tomkinson’s (nv) Vanguard Library Mar 21 1908
  • The Terror of Tomkinson’s (nv) Vanguard Library Jul 4 1908
  • The Mysterious New Master; or, A Strange Tale of Tompkinson’s House (nv) Vanguard Library Oct 17 1908

TOMMY BAXTER & CO.

• Burleigh Carew: (stories)
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: Startling News! (ss) Chums Feb 6 1927
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: Making Things Hum! (ss) Chums Mar 6 1927
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: Ray’s Little Joke (ss) Chums Mar 13 1927
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: More Trouble for Timothy (ss) Chums Mar 20 1927
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: Timothy’s Night Out (ss) Chums Mar 27 1927
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: The Fourth Sing Small (ss) Chums Apr 17 1927
  • The “Greenhorn” of Parham: “In the Wars” (ss) Chums May 1 1927

TONY BRENT

• Norman Taylor: (stories)
  • For Sport’s Sake: The Silent Runner (ss) The Boys’ Realm Jul 17 1920
  • For Sport’s Sake: A Convenient Accident (ss) The Boys’ Realm Jul 24 1920
  • For Sport’s Sake: The Broken Scull (ss) The Boys’ Realm Jul 31 1920
  • For Sport’s Sake: A Record Hit! (ss) The Boys’ Realm Aug 7 1920
  • For Sport’s Sake: Disqualified! (ss) The Boys’ Realm Aug 14 1920
  • For Sport’s Sake: A Faked Trial! (ss) The Boys’ Realm Aug 21 1920

TONY HINTON

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Rivals of the Mexican Mail (ss) The Triumph Apr 1 1933

TONY STURROCK

• John Hunter: (stories)
  • Klondike Lure (ss) The Modern Boy Aug 24 1929
  • The Master of Lightning Gulch (ss) The Modern Boy Aug 31 1929
  • The Mystery Archer (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 7 1929
  • At Pine Clump Camp (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 14 1929
  • The Terror of the Frozen North (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 21 1929
  • Dead Man’s Gold (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 28 1929

TONY the SPEED GIRL

• Gail Western: (stories)
  • The Promise that brought Danger (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Feb 15 1936
  • Her Rival Wouldn’t be Friends (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Feb 29 1936

TOPPINGHAM

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Turned Out of the Form! (nv) The Boys’ Friend Nov 26 1927
  • The Fourth Form Rebellion! (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 17 1927
  • The Christmas Ghosts! (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 31 1927
• E. Newton Bungey: (stories)
  • Turned Out of the Form! (nv) The Boys’ Friend Nov 26 1927
  • The Fourth Form Rebellion! (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 17 1927
  • The Christmas Ghosts! (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 31 1927
• John Lance: (stories)
  • The Tyrant of Toppingham (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 10 1927
  • The Midnight Raiders! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 17 1927
  • Keeping it Dark! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 24 1927
  • The Prisoner of the Yacht (ss) The Boys’ Friend Oct 1 1927
  • The Sign of the Snake! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Oct 8 1927
  • Disowned by His Son! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Oct 15 1927
  • The Secret of the Tower (nv) The Boys’ Friend Nov 12 1927

TOUGH GUY HOBBS

• Vernon Neilson: (stories)
  • That Tough Guy Hobbs (sl) The Ranger Jun 16, Jun 23, Jun 30 1934, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23, Mar 30 1935
  • That Tough Guy Hobbs! (sl) The Ranger Apr 6, Apr 13, May 4 1935

TOWLEY TRIPLETS

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Joe Towley at Bay (nv) The Boys’ Friend Apr 4 1908
  • A Turn of Fortune’s Wheel (nv) The Boys’ Friend May 14 1910
• Reginald Drew: (stories)
  • A Busy Holiday (nv) The Boys’ Friend Jun 17 1905
  • Soldiers Three (nv) The Boys’ Friend Aug 19 1905
  • The Towley Triplets in Bonny Scotland (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 28 1905
  • On the Tramp (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 23 1905
  • An Extra Turn (ss) The Boys’ Friend Jun 9 1906
  • With the Fleet (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 4 1906
  • The Towley Triplets at Earl’s Court (ss) The Boys’ Friend Oct 13 1906
  • Across the Frontier (ss) The Boys’ Friend Jun 29 1907
  • The Stolen Agreement (nv) The Boys’ Friend Apr 24 1909
• William Bolinbroke Home-Gall: (stories)
  • Joe Towley at Bay (nv) The Boys’ Friend Apr 4 1908
  • A Turn of Fortune’s Wheel (nv) The Boys’ Friend May 14 1910
• Reginald Wray: (stories)
  • Afloat and Ashore (nv) The Boys’ Friend Jul 15 1905

TOWLEY TWINS

• Reginald Drew: (stories)
  • The Great Glen Alva Diamond (nv) The Boys’ Friend Mar 14 1908

TRACKETT, HERBERT

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • For His Friend’s Sake (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 25 1902
• A. S. Hardy: (stories)
  • “A Master of His Craft” (nv) The Boys’ Friend Aug 30 1902
  • “The Red Stone of the Incas” (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 11 1902
  • Two on a Trail (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 5 1903
  • The Missing Bank Clerk (nv) The Boys’ Friend Apr 2 1904
• Arthur Joseph Steffens: (stories)
  • For His Friend’s Sake (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 25 1902

TRACY, DICK

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Dick Tracy (ss) Boy’s Cinema Jan 22 1938; adapted from the movie (Ralph Byrd).

TRAKA

• Herbert Macrae: (stories)
  • Traka the Dog Detective (ss) The Triumph Mar 14 1936

TREVOR, DICK

• Morton Pike: (stories)
  • The Red Rapiers; or, The Days of King James (sl) The Boys’ Friend Jun 14, Jun 21, Jun 28, Jul 5, Jul 12...
  • The Black Dragoons; or, The Further Adventures of Richard Trevor, Gentleman in the Wars of King William (sl) The Boys’ Friend Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8, Dec 27 1902, Jan 17, Jan 24 1903

TRIXIE

• Ida Melbourne: (stories)
  • Trixie’s Diary: The Mystery of the School Play (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #181 Apr 1954
  • Trixie’s Diary: The Trouble Maker of the Fourth (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #203 Feb 1955
  • Trixie’s Diary: Her Enemy at the Island Camp (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #213 Jul 1955
  • Trixie’s Diary: Loyal to the Misjudged Mistress (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #221 Oct 1955
  • Trixie’s Diary: The Fourth Form Princess (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #229 Feb 1956
  • Trixie’s Diary: The Mystery of the School Magazine (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #237 Jul 1956
  • Trixie’s Diary: The Christmas Tree Mystery (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #249 Dec 1956
  • Trixie’s Diary: Rivals for the School Theatre (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #255 Mar 1957
  • Trixie’s Diary: That Startling New Headmistress (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #261 Jun 1957
  • Trixie’s Diary: The House Where Strange Things Happened (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #269 Oct 1957
  • Trixie’s Diary: Tilly’s New-Term Surprises (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #275 Jan 1958
  • Trixie’s Diary: Cousin Drusilla and the School Carnival (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #281 Apr 1958
  • Trixie’s Diary: Rival Schools Under Canvas (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #287 Jul 1958
  • Trixie’s Diary: The School Bonfire Mystery (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #295 Nov 1958
  • Trixie’s Diary: The Mystery of the Rajah’s Emeralds (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #301 Feb 1959

TROUBLE ENDERS

• T. C. Bridges: (stories)
  • The Trouble Enders: No. 1-The Snake Pit (ss) Chums Jul 3 1915
  • The Trouble Enders: No. 2-A Lucky Shot (ss) Chums Jul 10 1915
  • The Trouble Enders: No. 3-The Skipper of the “Sardis” (ss) Chums Jul 17 1915
  • The Trouble Enders: No. 4-The Reformation of Mr. Rawdon (ss) Chums Jul 24 1915
  • The Trouble Enders: No. 5-The Claim Jumpers (ss) Chums Jul 31 1915

TRUMAN, TOM

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Forbidden Road (sl) Cheer Boys Cheer Jan 4, Jan 11, Jan 26, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 5, Apr 12 1913 [Jack Staveley]
• William J. Bayfield: (stories)
  • The Forbidden Road (sl) Cheer Boys Cheer Jan 4, Jan 11, Jan 26, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 5, Apr 12 1913 [Jack Staveley]
• Ronald Stewart: (stories)
  • Tom Truman’s Chance (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Aug 24 1912
  • The Double Knock-Out (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Aug 31 1912
  • A Rogue of the Ring (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 7 1912
  • Tom Truman’s Defeat (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 14 1912
  • Tom Truman’s Rival (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 28 1912
  • Catching a Tartar! (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Oct 12 1912
  • The Straight Left (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Oct 26 1912
  • Tom Truman’s Christmas Box (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Nov 16 1912
  • The Bare-Knuckle Fight (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Nov 23 1912
  • “One Good Turn-” (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Nov 30 1912
  • The Music-Hall Fight (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Dec 14 1912

TRUNDLE

• F. Gordon Cooke: (stories)
  • Trundle’s Tribulations (ss) Chums Sep 24 1921
  • Terrible Trouble for Trundle (ss) Chums Jan 20 1923

TUG WILSON

• Douglas Dundee: (stories)
  • ’The Mocker’ - Man of Many Disguises (sl) The Triumph Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 17, Apr 24, May 1, May 8, May 15 1937

TURPIN, DICK

• Carlton Ross: (stories)
  • Dick Turpin - The Avenger (sl) Scramble Mar 17, Mar 24, Mar 31, Apr 6, Apr 14, Apr 21, Apr 28, May 5 1950

TWEED, HARRIS

• John Ryan: (stories)
  • Harris Tweed Gets His Gangs! (cs) Eagle Annual #1 1951

TWINKLES & CO.

• Frank Howel Evans: (stories)
  • Twinkles and Co.: No. 1-How the Old Firm Came Back (ss) Chums Aug 7 1915
  • Twinkles and Co.: No. 2-Something New (ss) Chums Aug 14 1915
  • Twinkles and Co.: No. 3-The Snakes (ss) Chums Aug 21 1915
  • Twinkles and Co.: No. 4-The Tower of London Picture (ss) Chums Aug 28 1915
  • Twinkles and Co.-The Wireless Telephone (ss) Chums Sep 4 1915
  • Twinkles and Co.-The Fight Pictures (ss) Chums Sep 11 1915

TWINKLES & FRIEND

• Frank Howel Evans: (stories)
  • Twinkles and Friend (ss) Chums Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30 1911, Jan 6, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10 1912

TWO JACK-a-LANTERNS

• S. Walkey: (stories)
  • The Two Jack-a-Lanterns (ss) Chums Sep 13 1913
  • The Adventure of the Chateau Noir (ss) Chums Sep 20 1913
  • A Night of Peril (ss) Chums Sep 27 1913
  • The Fight in the Snow (ss) Chums Oct 4 1913
  • The Traitor Aristocrat (ss) Chums Oct 11 1913
  • An Adventure with Captain Barleycorn (ss) Chums Oct 18 1913

TWO YOUNG NIMRODS

• Edward Roper: (stories)
  • Further Adventures of Two Young Nimrods (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 5, Oct 12 1895
  • Further Adventures of Two Young Nimrods II - Pigeons in Millions! (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 15, Feb 22 1896
  • Further Adventures of Two Young Nimrods III - Fish, Flesh and Terrapin on Stony Lake (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 7, Mar 14 1896
  • Further Adventures of Two Young Nimrods IV - A Voyage to Australia (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 2, May 16 1896
  • Further Adventures of Two Young Nimrods V - Was He a Bush Munchausen? (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Jun 13, Jun 20 1896

TWO-PUNCH KERRIGAN

• Walter Edwards: (stories)
  • Two-Punch Kerrigan! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 5 1922
  • The Side-Stepper! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 12 1922
  • Forced to Fight! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 19 1922
  • The Mystery Champion! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 26 1922
  • Champion of the World! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 2 1922

various pupil’s opinions

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Is There Too Much Sport at School? (ms) The Magnet v56 No.1643 Aug 12 1939

VARNEY, COLIN

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Winged Avenger (ss) Modern Wonder Oct 21 1939
  • The Mystery of the Mummy Case (ss) Modern Wonder Dec 9 1939
• L. T. Dryver: (stories)
  • In Enemy Hands (ss) Modern Wonder Oct 14 1939
  • The Winged Avenger (ss) Modern Wonder Oct 21 1939
  • Out of the Blue (ss) Modern Wonder Oct 28 1939
  • Prisoners of the Gestapo (ss) Modern Wonder Nov 4 1939
  • Escape! (ss) Modern Wonder Nov 11 1939
  • The Man in Black! (ss) Modern Wonder Nov 18 1939
  • Agent of Evil (ss) Modern Wonder Nov 25 1939
  • The Winged Avenger Fights Back (ss) Modern Wonder Dec 2 1939
  • The Mystery of the Mummy Case (ss) Modern Wonder Dec 9 1939
  • Outwitting the Gestapo (ss) Modern Wonder Dec 16 1939

VERELEY, PAUL , SCHOOLBOY VENTRILOQUIST

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Schoolboy Ventriloquist (nv) The Boys’ Friend Mar 8 1902
  • The Rival Cadets (nv) The Boys’ Friend May 10 1902
  • “Off Duty” (nv) The Boys’ Friend Jul 5 1902
  • The Great Triple Alliance (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 18 1902 [Dick Dorne; Schoolboy Acrobats]
• William Benjamin Home-Gall: (stories)
  • The Schoolboy Ventriloquist (nv) The Boys’ Friend Mar 8 1902
  • The Rival Cadets (nv) The Boys’ Friend May 10 1902
  • “Off Duty” (nv) The Boys’ Friend Jul 5 1902
  • The Great Triple Alliance (nv) The Boys’ Friend Oct 18 1902 [Dick Dorne; Schoolboy Acrobats]
• Reginald Wray: (stories)
  • The Battle of Yareton Manor (nv) The Boys’ Friend Feb 6 1904 [Dick Dorne; Schoolboy Acrobats]
  • The Boy Ventriloquist (sl) The Boys’ Friend Jul 11, Sep 5, Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10 1908

VERNON, VI

• Helen Gibbons: (stories)
  • Vi Vernon of the Fair (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1923
  • Vi Vernon on the Farm (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1925

VIC the VENTRILOQUIST

• Mark Darran: (stories)
  • Vic the Ventriloquist (nv) The Boys’ Friend Dec 9 1905
  • The Grip of Want (nv) The Boys’ Friend Feb 10 1906
  • On the Edge of the Cliff (nv) The Boys’ Friend Feb 24 1906
  • The Adventures of Victor Dare and Old Benjy (nv) The Boys’ Friend Mar 17 1906