British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Stories, Listed by Author

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

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, H. R. (chron.)

• * Gardening for Girls, (ar) Atalanta May 1893

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, MAUD VENABLES (chron.)

• * Bands of Mercy and Their Work, (ar) Atalanta Aug 1896
• * If Love Were All, (pm) Atalanta Jul 1894
• * Perseverance, (ar) Atalanta Nov 1887; second-prize winner by 18-year-old.
• * 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 (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, ROY; pseudonym of William Edward Vickers, (1889-1965) (chron.)

• * According to Plan, (na) The Thriller Oct 26 1935
• * Murder Will Out [Department 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 (chron.)

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

VICTOR, MRS. M(etta) V(ictoria Fuller) (1831-1886) (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
• * Claymore and Dirk; or, The March of the Cameron Men [as by Anon.], (sl) The Boy’s Standard Mar 17, Mar 24 1888
• * William Tell; or, Make Way for Liberty [as by Anon.], (sl) The Young Briton 1873

VILLIERS, ALAN (John Murray) (1903-1982) (chron.)

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

VINCENT, A. (chron.)

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

VINCENT, CECIL (chron.)

• * Nerve or Nerves?, (ss) Atalanta Nov 1897

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

• * Always a Gipsy Girl, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1926
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #162 May 1928
• * The Amazing Queen, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1923
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #38 Jul 1924
• * At School With a Secret, (n.) School Friend 1923
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #42 Sep 1924
• * Beryl and the Boarders, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1925
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #132 Jul 1927
• * Bonnie Had Such Bright Ideas!, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1932
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #441 May 1934
• * Connie of the Circus, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1926
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #172 Aug 1928
• * Connie of the Fair, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1927
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #194 Mar 1929
• * Connie’s Circus Chums, (n.); reprint?.
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #173 Sep 1928
• * For Film-Fame and Fortune, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1921
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #34 May 1924
• * For the Good Name of the Guides, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1925
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #129 Jun 1927
• * Happy Cinderella, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1928
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #261 Aug 1930
• * Her Friend With the Secret Name, (n.) School Friend 1923
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #56 Apr 1925
• * Her Strange Role in the Circus, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1930
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #354 Jul 1932
• * In a Mystic Land, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1922
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #97 Jul 1926
• * In Search of Her Father, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1921
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #13 Jun 1923
• * Johnnie, or Her Feud with the Artful Three, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1931
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #402 Jul 1933
• * Looking After Auntie, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1926 1925
• * Loyal Daughters, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1936 1935
• * Madcaps of Mystery House, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1929
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #314 Sep 1931
• * Mirth-makers on Mystery’s Trail, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1933
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #473 Jan 1935
• * The Secret of School and Sea, (n.) School Friend 1924
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #78 Jan 1926
• * Tea for One!, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1925 1924
• * Their Caravan Holiday, (n.) School Friend 1927
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #206 Jun 1929
• * Those Tantalising Twins, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1928
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #254 Jun 1930
• * Those Tiresome Twins, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1925
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #141 Oct 1927