British Juvenile Story Papers
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VARTY, MRS. FRANK (chron.)

* Strangers in the Fifth, (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Aug 1954
VAUGHAN, D. (chron.)

* Swift Wings O’er Fleet, (ss) Boys’ Fun Feb 1953
VAUGHAN, DUDLEY (chron.)

* Meeting His Match, (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Apr 26 1913
VAUGHAN, JOHN (chron.)

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

* 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-?) (chron.)

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

* Our B.O.P. Draughts Column, (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 17 1912
VELVIN, ELLEN (chron.)

* The Secretary Bird and the Snake, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 2 1912
VENTNOR, WILLIAM (chron.)

* The Stowaway, (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1931
VENTON, HORACE W. (chron.)

* Butterfly Rearing, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jul 1916
* How to Throw a Boomerang, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1914
VEREN, GILBERT (chron.)

* 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 (chron.)

* The Great Discovery, (nv) The Lightbearer Twopenny Stories #1 1933
* Love in a Mist, (nv) Bouverie Series #69 1932
* Three Christmas Eves, (nv) Bouverie Series #67 1931
VERITY, G. B. (chron.)

* Young Grimes, (ss) Boy’s Own Paper May 1929
VERITY, JOAN (chron.)

* Teams in Turmoil, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1938 1937
VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905); see under Anonymous (chron.)

* 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, Apr 12, Apr 19, Apr 26, May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, Jun 7, Jun 14, Jun 21, Jun 28, Jul 5 1890
* Barbicane & Co.; Or, The Purchase of the Pole [Parts 14 and 15 of 20], (sl) Boy’s Own Paper May 31 1890
* Captain Antifer; Or, His Excellency’s Millions, (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 24, Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13, Apr 20, Apr 27, May 4, May 11, May 18, May 25, Jun 1, Jun 8, Jun 15, Jun 22, Jun 29, Jul 6, Jul 13, Jul 20, Jul 27, Aug 3, Aug 10, Aug 17, Aug 24, Aug 31, Sep 7, Sep 14, Sep 21, Sep 28 1895
* 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, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30 1893, Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24, Mar 31, Apr 7 1894
* The Clipper of the Clouds, (ex) Journal des Debats Politiques et Litteraires Jun 29 1886

Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1954

* Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 30 1882, Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 25, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10 1883
* A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth [as by Anon.], (sl) The Boys’ Journal Jan 1870; see under Anon..
* Kongre, the Wrecker; or, The Lighthouse at the End of the World, (sl) Boy’s Own Paper May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct 1915
* The Master of the World, (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1913, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1914
* 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, Apr 22, Apr 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27, Jun 3, Jun 10, Jun 17, Jun 24, Jul 1, Jul 8 1893
* The Steam House: Part I - The Demon of Cawnpore, (sl) Union Jack Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30 1880, Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27 1881
* The Steam House: Part II - Tigers and Traitors, (sl) Union Jack Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24, Mar 31, Apr 7, Apr 14, Apr 21, Apr 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, Jun 2, Jun 9 1881
VERNER, GERALD; pseudonym of Donald William Steward, (1896-1980) (chron.)

* 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 Beard of the Prophet [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly Nov 6 1937
* The Black Widow [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly Jan 30 1937
* 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 Clue of the Whispering Pines [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly Aug 14 1937
* The Devil’s Brood, (na) Detective Weekly Aug 6 1938
* The Devil’s Footprint [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly May 15 1937
* The Football Pool Murders, (sl) Detective Weekly Mar 25, Apr 1, Apr 8, Apr 15, Apr 22 1939
* The Ghost of Rufus Manners [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) The Thriller Dec 22 1934
* The House of the Goat [Supt. Robert Budd], (na)

The Thriller Dec 2 1939

* Queer Face, (n.) Thriller Library #21 1935
* The Riddle of the Red Queen, (na) Detective Weekly Sep 7 1935
* The River Men, (na) London: Wright & Brown 1936; also as “River Rats”.
* River Rats [“The River Men”], (na) London: Wright & Brown 1936

The Thriller Sep 26 1936

* The Seal of Solomon [Supt. Robert Budd], (na)

The Thriller Feb 3 1940

* Secret Weapon, (sl) Detective Weekly May 11, May 18, May 25 1940
* The Seven Sleeping Men [Supt. Robert Budd], (na)

The Thriller Jan 13 1940

* 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 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 Whispering Man [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) The Thriller Apr 6 1935
VERNEY, JOHN (chron.)

* The Mad King, (ss) Collins Young Elizabethan Aug 1955
* The Space Ship, (ss) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Apr 1950
VERNEY, MICHAEL; see under Anonymous (chron.)

* 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
* The Story of a River: The Lower Reaches, (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 21 1969
* The Story of a River: The Middle Reaches, (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 14 1969
* The Story of a River: The Source, (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger May 31 1969
* The Story of a River: The Source [as by Anon.], (ar) Look and Learn incorporating Ranger Jun 7 1969; see under Anon..
VERNHAM, KATHERINE (chron.)

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

Bouverie Series of Penny Stories #42 1908
VERNON, DOROTHY; pseudonym of C. L. Pearce (chron.)

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

Schoolgirls’ Own Library #154 Feb 1928

* The Unseen Witness, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1927 1926
VERNON, JEAN; pseudonym of Ronald Fleming (chron.)

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

Schoolgirls’ Own Library #642 Jul 1938
VERNON, KATHERINE (chron.)

* 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 (chron.)

* 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 (chron.)

* Special Night, (ss) Oracle Oct 20 1951
VERNON, KETHLEEN (chron.)

* Gillian and the Chinese Vase, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1936 1935
VERNON-SMITH, HERBERT; house pseudonym (chron.)

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

* Baboo, the Mighty, (ss) Boys’ Fun Mar 1954
VESEY- FITZGERALD, DESMOND (chron.)

* The Swamp Skipper, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1957
VESSELO, A(rthur) (1911-2000) (chron.)

* How Films Are Made, (ar) Mine Feb 1936
VICARY, LANGLEY (chron.)

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

* Hockey on the Ice, (il) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 7 1893
VICKERS, ROY; pseudonym of William Edward Vickers, (1889-1965) (chron.)

* According to Plan, (na) The Thriller Oct 26 1935
* Murder Will Out [Dept. of Dead Ends], (sl) The Thriller Jun 8, Jun 15, Jun 22, Jun 29, Jul 6 1935
* The Secret Sin, (sl) The Thriller Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3 1934
VICKERS, WILLIAM EDWARD (1889-1965); see pseudonym Roy Vickers (chron.)
VICKERY, WILLIAM P(ercival) (1897-1986) (chron.)

* The Crook of Soho, (na) The Thriller Oct 18 1930
* The Racketeer’s Will [Sexton Blake], (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #324 1932
VICTOR, MRS. METTA V. (chron.)

* Alice Wilde, the Raftsman’s Daughter. A forest romance, (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #4 Aug 1 1860

Beadle’s American Library #2 Apr 1 1861

* The Backwoods’ Bride. A romance of Squattor Life, (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #10 Nov 1 1860

Beadle’s American Library #8 Oct 1 1861

* The Emerald Necklace; or, Mrs. Butterby’s Boarder, (n.) Dime Novels #14 Jan 1 1861

Beadle’s Sixpenny Tales #5 Jul 1 1862

* The Gold Hunters. A picture of Western character and Pike’s Peak life, (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #49 Jan 10 1863

Beadle’s American Library #26 Apr 1 1863

* Jo Daviess’ Client; or, Courting in Kentucky, (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #60 Oct 1 1863

Beadle’s American Library #48 Feb 1 1865

* 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.

Beadle’s American Library #39 May 2 1864

* Uncle Ezekiel and His Exploits on Two Continents, (n.) Beadle’s Dime Novels #16 Feb 1 1861

Beadle’s American Library #5 Jul 1 1861
“VIDI”

* Facts & Figures-Population, (ms) Mine Jan 1936
VILES, WALTER; see under Anonymous (chron.)

* The Battle and the Breeze; or, Our Sailors and Our Ships: Part II [as by Anon.], (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; see under Anon..
* Claymore and Dirk; or, The March of the Cameron Men [as by Anon.], (sl) The Boy’s Standard Mar 17, Mar 24 1888; see under Anon..
* William Tell; or, Make Way for Liberty [as by Anon.], (sl) The Young Briton 1873; see under Anon..

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