British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Stories, Listed by Author

ARNOLD-FORSTER, REAR-ADMIRAL D. (chron.)

• * Hints on Boat Sailing, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1929

ARNOTT, ROBERT J. (chron.)

• * Policing the Arctic, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1923
• * Policing the Arctic: The Wonderful Work of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Far North, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1923

ARROW, GILBERT A. (chron.)

• * A Wonderful Insect For the Aquarium, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Apr 11 1896

ARTER, ELMER K. (chron.)

• * The Silver Streak!, (ss) The Boys’ Friend Jun 28 1924
• * The Twins’ Twin Twins, (ss) Greyfriars Holiday Annual, 1927 1926

ARTHUR, BRUCE (chron.)

• * The Iron Thunderbolt, (ss) Chums Annual, 1939 1938
• * The Speedway Acrobat, (ss) Chums Apr 23 1929

ARTHUR, ELLA BENTLEY (chron.)

• * Her Sister, (pm) The Girl’s Own Paper and Woman’s Magazine Jun 1917

ARTHUR, RICHARD (chron.)

• * Australia for Public School Boys, (ar) The Captain Nov 1910

ARTHUR, VOSPER (chron.)

• * Mutiny on the Bounty, (ar) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Nov 1952
• * Peace and War, (ar) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Oct 1952

ARVONEN, HELEN (1907?-1991?); see pseudonym Margaret Worth (chron.)

ASCHE, OWEN (chron.)

• * Told in the Dormitory, (sl) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17 1906

ASCOTT, ADELIE; pseudonym of John William Bobin, (1889-1935) (chron.)

• * Bess of the Backwoods, (n.) School Girl 1933
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #474 Jan 1935
• * Jess Darnley’s Mystery Task, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1931
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #401 Jul 1933
• * Josie, Pride of the Stables, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1933
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #490 May 1935
• * "Miss Mystery" of the Silent Tower, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1932
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #434 Mar 1934
• * The Mystery of Marjory Ware, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own 1930
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #310 Aug 1931
• * Not such a “Plain Jane”, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1931 1930
• * The Scholarship Co, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1933
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #470 Dec 1934
• * Valerie Drew, Schoolgirl Detective [Valerie Drew], (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1933
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #509 Oct 1935

ASCOTT, JOHN; pseudonym of John William Bobin, (1889-1935) (chron.)

• * The Five Million Dollar Pals [Billy Maddocks and Fred North], (sl) The Triumph Oct 18, Dec 27 1924
• * The Great Shipyard Mystery [Sexton Blake], (n.) Sexton Blake Library (Second Series) #288 1931
• * The Happy-Go-Lucky Hikers, (ss) The Triumph Nov 11 1928
• * The Job-Hunters Work Overtime, (nv) The Triumph Oct 23 1926
• * Known to the Police, (na) The Thriller Jun 29 1935
• * The $1,000,000 Circus Star!, (sl) The Triumph May 28 1927
• * The Race Without a Winner, (ss) The Triumph Oct 4 1930
• * The Tenderfoot Kids of the Dougle-O [Spiff and Big Ben], (sl) The Triumph Sep 19 1925
• * Under the Flag of the Legion, (sl) Nelson Lee Library (New Series 2) Jun 3, Jun 10, Jun 17, Jun 24, Jul 1, Jul 8, Jul 15, Jul 22, Jul 29 1933

ASH, FENTON; pseudonym of Frank Atkins, (1847-1927) (chron.)

• * Caught by a Comet, (ss) The Red Magazine May 1910
  • Chums Annual, 1941 1940
• * The Fighting Blood, (nv); adapted from the movie.
  • The Pluck Library Jul 18 1914
• * The Fighting Blood, (nv) The Pluck Library Jul 18 1914; adapted from the movie.
• * Fighting Death!, (nv); adapted from the movie.
  • The Pluck Library Aug 8 1914
• * Fighting Death!, (nv) The Pluck Library Aug 8 1914; adapted from the movie.
• * The Golden Skulls, (ss) The Captain Jun 1919
• * In Polar Seas, (sl) The Nelson Lee Library Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 6, Nov 13, Nov 20, Nov 27, Dec 4, Dec 11, Dec 18, Dec 25 1915, Jan 1, Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19 1916
• * The Intercepted Message, (nv) The Boys’ Friend Apr 18 1908
• * The Island of Gold, (sl) The Nelson Lee Library Jun 24, Jul 1, Jul 8, Jul 15, Jul 22, Jul 29, Aug 5, Aug 12, Aug 19, Aug 26, Sep 2, Sep 9, Sep 16, Sep 23, Sep 30, 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 1916, 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, Apr 14, Apr 21 1917
• * On the Night Beat, (nv) The Boys’ Friend May 6 1911
• * The Pirates of the Swamp, (ss) The Captain Apr 1919
• * The Whistling Bouy, (nv) The Boys’ Friend Jul 9 1910

ASH, MARK (chron.)

• * The Bank Clerk Boxer, (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #78 1930
• * The Boy Who Made Good, (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #62 1929
• * The Down-Under Raider, (n.) Aldine War Stories #12 1931
• * On Sea and Sand, (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #84 1931
• * The Pug President, (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #59 1929
• * The Secret Submarine, (n.) Aldine War Stories #14 1931
• * That Hurricane Right!, (n.) Aldine Boxing Novels #74 1930

ASHDOWN, GORDON (chron.)

• * Caught by a Footprint, (ss) Chums Dec 18 1907

ASHE, SUSAN; pseudonym of Carol Ann Best, (1906-1995) (chron.)

• * Betrayed, (ss) Oracle Jan 5 1957
• * Bride in Black, (ss) Oracle Feb 23 1957
• * The Frightened Guest, (sl) Oracle Dec 15, Dec 22 1951, Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2 1952
• * The Lost Hour, (sl) Oracle Jul 22 1950
• * The Open Door, (sl) Oracle Mar 23, Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13, Apr 20, Apr 27, May 4, May 11, May 18, May 25, Jun 1, Jun 8, Jun 15 1957
• * They Came to Conquer, (sl) Oracle Aug 16 1952
• * Victim of their Plotting, (ss) Oracle Nov 3 1951

ASHFORD, DAISY (chron.)

• * A Very Superior Levie [from The Young Visitors], (ex) London: Chatto & Windus 1919
  • Collins Young Elizabethan Jul 1953

ASHLEY, JEAN (chron.)

• * Midge of the Fourth, (nt) Schoolgirls’ Pocket Library #17 1943
• * The Rival Captains, (nt) Schoolgirls’ Pocket Library #2 1941

ASHRON, AIMEE (chron.)

• * The Harm a Bad Girl Can Do, (n.) Poppy’s Library #149 1935

ASHTON, G. R. (chron.)

• * Your Dog Chum, (ar) Chums Apr 22 1922

ASHTON, HILARY (chron.)

• * James Cathcart’s Secret [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Jun 1949
• * The Luck of Lombardines [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Aug 1949
• * The Motor Coach Mystery [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Aug 1953
• * The Mystery of Mallitor, (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Jul 1949
• * Priceless Violin, (ss) Girls’ Fun Oct 1 1947
• * The Riding School Mystery [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun Special 1949
• * The Singing Star Mystery [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Oct 1949
• * TV Alibi [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Oct 1953
• * The Two Snowballs [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun Feb 1948
• * The Vital Clue [Victoria Lincoln], (ss) Girls’ Fun (New Series) Mar 9 1950

ASHTON, JOAN (chron.)

• * Peach Blossom, (ss) The Golden Annual for Girls, 1938 1937

ASHTON, ROSE (chron.)

• * Grey and Scarlet, (ar) Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1960

ASHURST. W. (chron.)

• * “When I Was a Boy!”, (ar) The Boys’ Realm of Sporting Stories Dec 5 1925

ASHWORTH, O. O. (chron.)

• * How to Make a Model Yacht, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 1921
• * How To Make Spars and Sails, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1922

ASKEW, JOHN (chron.)

• * Pork Pies Galore, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Dec 1956

ASKEY, ARTHUR (1900-1982) (chron.)

• * Arthur Askey’s Gag Bag, (ms) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1955

ASTILL, W. E. (chron.)

• * “How I got into County Cricket”, (ar) The Boys’ Realm of Sport and Adventure Jul 11 1925

ASTLE, CEDRIC (chron.)

• * A School for Heroes, (pm) Boy’s Own Paper May 1940

ASTON, FLORENCE (chron.)

• * The Blind King, (ss) Sunday Mar 1914

ASTON, JOHN (chron.)

• * Boys, (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1924

ATHERTON, VICTORIA (chron.)

• * L’Amour, (n.) Poppy’s Library #50 1930
• * Fatal Moments, (n.) Poppy’s Library #137 1934
• * Limehouse Love, (n.) Poppy’s Library #142 1934

ATHOLL, JUSTIN (chron.)

• * Ballistics is a Science, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Nov 1950
• * The Detective Who Never Failed [Sherlock Holmes], (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Mar 1951
• * Detectives Round the World, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1955
• * Fighting Crime with Atoms, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Feb 1951
• * Private Police Force, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Aug 1955

ATHONDYKE, CAPTAIN HARRY (chron.)

• * Hal Daring The Wonder King, (sl) The Boys’ Friend Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 16 1895

ATKEY, BERTRAM (1880-1952) (chron.)

• * Smiler Bunn and The Man With the Yellow Eyes [Smiler Bunn], (sl) Happy Mag. Dec 1922, Jan, Feb 1923

ATKEY, (William) PHILIP (1908-1985); see pseudonym Barry Perowne (chron.)

ATKINS, FRANCIS HENRY (1847-1927); see under Atkins, Frank (chron.)

ATKINS, FRANK; [i.e., Francis Henry Atkins, Sr.] (1847-1927); see under Anonymous; see pseudonym Fenton Ash (chron.)

• * The Magic Camera [as by Anon.], (nv) The Boys’ Friend Feb 20 1904

ATKINS, FRANK HOWARD (1882-1921); see pseudonym F. St. Mars (chron.)

ATKINSON, B(utler) M., Jr. (1918-1994); see pseudonym Peter Duncan (chron.)

ATKINSON, EVELYN MARY LANG (chron.)

• * Original Fairy Story, (vi) Atalanta Oct 1887; competition prize winner by 14-year-old.

ATKINSON, J. W. (chron.)

• * A Torpedo-Gun and How to Make and Use it, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper Jan 11 1908

ATKINSON, JANET (chron.)

• * Fighting Spirit, (pm) Boy’s Own Paper Oct 1923

ATKINSON, T. W. (chron.)

• * The Maral’s Leap, (ar) Boy’s Own Paper May 3 1879

ATKINSON, W. A. (chron.)

• * A Spaniard’s Courtesy, (ar) Sunday Jul 1914
• * Staves and Walking Sticks, (ar) Sunday Apr 1914

ATWOOD, G. M. (chron.)

• * Donald Maccairn. A tale of the Jacobite Rising, (ss) Boy’s Own Paper Sep 1914

AULD, MARY (chron.)

• * Atalanta Debating Club: Are Lady-Helps Satisfactory?, (sy) Atalanta Oct 1896

AUSTEN, JANE (1775-1817) (chron.)

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• * “English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 4. Jane Austen” by Mrs. Richmond Ritchie, (ar) Atalanta Jan 1888

AUSTIN, F(rederick) BRITTEN (1885-1941) (chron.)

• * A Battlefield: New Style [“A Battlepiece: New Style”], (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 25 1925
  • Chums Sep 11 1927
• * A Battlefield: Old Style [“A Battlepiece: Old Style”], (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 18 1925
  • Chums Sep 4 1927
• * A Battlepiece: New Style, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 25 1925; also as “A Battlefield: New Style”.
• * A Battlepiece: Old Style, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 18 1925; also as “A Battlefield: Old Style”.
• * Goliath, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 17 1925
  • Chums Sep 18 1927
• * In the China Sea, (ss) Chums Aug 28 1927
• * They Who Laughed, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 31 1925
  • Chums Sep 25 1927
• * When the War God Walks Again, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jan 17 1925
  • Chums Aug 21 1927

AUSTIN, LOUIS F. (1852-1905) (chron.)

• * Going on the Stage, (ar) Atalanta Jun 1889

AUSTIN, S. E.; see house pseudonyms Owen Conquest & Hilda Richards (chron.)

• * Babs & Co’s Quest on the Derelict [as by Hilda Richards; Cliff House], (n.) School Girl 1933
• * The Tyrant of Rookwood! [as by Owen Conquest; Rookwood], (nv) The Boys’ Friend Jul 5 1919

AUSTIN, SHEILA; pseudonym of Stanley E. Austin (chron.)

• * Castaways of Paradise Isle, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #136 May 1952
• * Freda’s Rowing Ambition at Riverside, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #240 Aug 1956
• * Her Exciting Schooldays in the Rockies, (n.) Girls’ Crystal 1953
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #234 Apr 1956
• * Her Feud with the Secret Three, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1936
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #622 Feb 1938
• * Her Fight to Stay at School, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1936
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #601 Sep 1937
• * Her Guardian of the Snows, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1936
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #578 Mar 1937
• * Her Task at the Haunted School, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library #612 Dec 1937
• * Her Unknown Friend at School, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Weekly 1935
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library #569 Jan 1937
• * Judy of Whispering Valley, (n.); reprint.
  • Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #91 Jul 1950
• * The Phantom Girl of Manor School, (n.) Schoolgirls’ Own Library (New Series) #209 May 1955