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The Boy’s Own Paper [July 1937] (8½" x 11¼") • Prime Minister’s Call to Youth • Stanley Baldwin • ar • The Empire Flying Boats • H. J. C. Harper • ar • The Bridge at Alba: The Adventures of Cornet Michael O’Dare • Major Charles Gilson • ss • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Detective for a Day • Wallace Carr • ss • London to New York in A.D. 2000 • Misc. Material • ar • Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Postage Stamps of Egypt • Misc. Material • ar • Broxton’s Silver Spur [Part ? of ?] • Michael Poole • sl • On the Road With - The Fly-By-Nights • Misc. Material • ar • The Night Sky in July • Misc. Material • cl • Bird “Aces” and their Wonderful Flights • Arthur Sharp • ar; illus. L. R. Brightwell • The Sacred Carpet • Sarvy • ss • Can You Row a Boat Well? Some points about Rowing • E. Wrightson • ar • Buffalo Trails • Bud Cotton • ar • What are Cigarette Cards? • E. W. Harmer • ar • The Principles of Television • C. J. McNaught • ar • Wild Dog • V. M. Moffitt • ss • Magnetic Ship Control • John Silvester • ar • Ten Minutes a Day • Percy Longhurst • ar; exercise.
The Boy’s Own Paper [September 1937] (8½" x 11¼") • How the C.I.D. Works • Kent Barnett • ar • Setting and Preserving Butterflies • Misc. Material • ar • The Match of the Season • David Meredith • ss • Rod, Line and Sinker • R. H. Hudson • ar • Canada’s Red Indians • Philip H. Godsell • ar • Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Some Empire Stamps • Misc. Material • ar • Broxton’s Silver Spur [conclusion] • Michael Poole • sl • How to Make a Model Glider • Clifford R. Shirley • ar • How the Cornet Spent His Leave: The Adventures of Cornet Michael O’Dare • Major Charles Gilson • ss • Giant American Locomotives • H. Coble • ar; illus. A. R. Payne • Flying Squads of the Air • Robert Allen • ar • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • The Bristol Breed • Anthony Thomas • ss • Maps and How to Read Them • Arthur Sharp • ar • Aero Engines and their Development • H. J. C. Harper • ar • Australian Crocodiles • F. B. Forester • ar • On the Road to - Widdecombe-in-the-Moor • Misc. Material • ar • The Night Sky in September • Misc. Material • cl • A First Solo Flight • W. R. A. Walters • ar • Strange but True • W. H. Smith • ar • On the Road in Autumn • E. Talbot • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [January 1938] (8½" x 11¼") • Champion Meets Champion: True Jungle Tales • George Hogan Knowles • ar • Collectors Corner: Masks • F. W. Burgess • ar • Wanderings on the Plain of Troy • E. Lawson Pelly • ar • Famous Footballers Past and Present: IV Goalkeepers • John Graves • ar • A Well-Plucked ’Un! • H. J. Way • ss • How the Earth Goes Round the Sun • Misc. Material • ar • Trapping in the Canadian Far North • Jim Emmett • ar • Minor and Major: A Public School Story [Part ? of ?] • Gunby Hadath • sl • On the Road - Through Fog to Fairyland • Misc. Material • ar • Shades and Spectres • Patrick O’Byrne • ss • The English Rabbit • Misc. Material • ar • —of the Old Block: A story of the Northland • Alan Jenkins • ss • How to Solder • W. G. Pike • ar • Great Personalities in Rugger • C. Leonard Ross Thomas • ar • Pen and Ink Sketching: Hints On • H. A. Robinson • ar • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Intrigue in the Circus: A Tale of the Ring and Tan • Geoffrey Prout • ss • Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Stamp Traps • Misc. Material • ar; fakes and such. • Old New Year Customs Down on the Farm • Eric Hardy • ar • Schoolboy’s Own Exhibition • Misc. Material • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [March 1938] (8½" x 11", cover by S. Drigin); Illustrated wtih monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. • The Editor Yarns • Misc. Material • ed • Picture News • Misc. Material • cl • Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About • Misc. Material • ar • World Records • Sir Malcolm Campbell • ar • Have You Tried Sail-Cycling? • Trevor Holloway • ar • Wings Over Waziristan • Major J. T. Gorman • ss • Careers in Aviation: Part Two - Non-Flying Posts • H. J. C. Harper • ar • Keeping Rover Fit • Arthur Gaunt • ar • On the Trail Again! • G. Murray Levick • ss • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Common Faults in School Hockey • C. S. W. Marcon • ar • A Useful Screwdriver • W. G. Pike • ar • The Tenth Item: A School Story • Gordon Humphreys • ss • Freak Locomotives • Misc. Material • ar • On the Road to - The Storm-God of Scotland • Misc. Material • ar • For I’m a Jolly Rover • Robert Harding • ss • A De-Luxe Mouse Cage • A. C. Dennis • ar • Deep-Sea Discipline • Gerald Norman-Jones • ar • The Cosmic Rays • C. J. McNaught • ar • The Model Aeroplane of To-Morrow • S. L. Dennis • ar • Make Yourself a Periscope • Trevor Holloway • ar • Public Schools Field-Day • Major F. G. Harden • ar • Minor and Major: A Public School Story [conclusion] • Gunby Hadath • sl • Rare Stamps and Varieties • Stanley Phillips • ar • New Stamp Issues • Misc. Material • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [April 1938] (8½" x 11"); Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text. • The Editor Yarns • Misc. Material • ed • Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About • Misc. Material • ar • Climb, Boys! Climb • Sydney Moorhouse • ar • The Way to Fitness • Percy Longhurst • ar • The Galley Slave: A Tale of the Barbary Corsairs • Major Charles Gilson • ss • My First Cup Final • Cliff Bastin • ar • His First Trip: A Letter by a Midshipman in the British Merchant Navy describing his work and experiences during his first trip to Sea • Michael Wentley • ar • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 1 of 6] • Wallace Deane • sl • The Moon and Illustions • Misc. Material • ar • Youth on the Rhine • Captain F. H. Mellor • ar • Notes from Overseas • Misc. Material • cl • Lost in the Fourth Dimension • A. B. Walker • ss • Postage Stamps of Queen Victoria • Misc. Material • ar • Pace-Egging Time: The Miracle Play at Midgley • Sydney Moorhouse • ar • On the Road To - Buckler’s Hard and King John’s Hunting-Box • Misc. Material • ar • The Tenth Item: A School Story [conclusion] • Gordon Humphreys • sl • The Fakir of Kashgai • Patrick Turnbull • ss • Famous Characters in Literature: Locksley of Ivanhoe • Misc. Material • ar • Special Easter Cycling Camping Feature • Misc. Material • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [May 1938] (8½" x 11¼") • The Transatlantic Mails • H. J. C. Harper • ar • On the Road To - Hereward the Wake • Misc. Material • ar • O’Donnell’s Unlucky Day • Sea-Wrack • ss • The Way to Fitness: How to Run • Percy Longhurst • ar • Calculations Clarified: Getting to the Root of the Matter • L. N. Cohen • ar • Realism on Your Model Railway • Ernest F. Carter • ar • The World’s Greatest Zoo • T. C. Bridges • ar; Kruger Park. • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 2 of 6] • Wallace Deane • sl • An Elephant Never Forgets • Sianu • ss • Snake Charmers in Morocco • Misc. Material • ar • Bradman & Co.: The Australians are here again, to do us battle in the Tests • E. L. Roberts • ar • The Outwitting of Chagan Singh • Patrick Turnbull • ss • Rodeo Riding • Johnny Schneider • ar • With the Cocoa Farmers of the Gold Coast • V. M. Burtt • ar • Great Feats of Engineering • Robert Allen • ar • Embossed Stamps • Misc. Material • ar • Moths of the Jungle: Hatched out in your own Home • Walter J. C. Murray • ar • Krakatoa • Misc. Material • ar • Novelty Book-Ends • F. W. Farley • ar • Buck Pays His Debt • R. Ernest Bailey • ss
The Boy’s Own Paper [June 1938] (8½" x 11¼") • The Valley Where Time Stood Still • Geoffrey Trease • ss • A Harmonica Band: How to form One • Sid G. Hedges • ar • The Hare and the Hounds: The Story of the Tourist Trophy Race of 1931 • Charles Metchim • ar; motor racing. • Ten Easy Dives • F. A. W. Nash • ar • The “Percival Vega Gull” Model Monoplane • J. W. B. Cruickshank • ar • The Detective’s Murder Bag • Cecil Bishop • ss • The Rifle Factory: Barrington of the Indian Secret Service • Patrick Turnbull • ss • On the Road To - Snowdonia and the Stockingless Climb • Misc. Material • ar • Lathe Work: Turning • Misc. Material • ar • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 3 of 6] • Wallace Deane • sl • Does Your Dog Obey • Misc. Material • ar • Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Stamp Problems • Misc. Material • ar • Be Your Own Weather Prophet • Martin Thornhill • ar • Boys and Bees • Ned Booth • ar • The Fleet Air Arm • H. J. C. Harper • ar • Night Hikes for Sensations • Sydney Moorhouse • ar • How a Tennis Racket is Made • Misc. Material • ar • The Way to Fitness: Hare and Hounds • Percy Longhurst • ar • Radium • Misc. Material • ar • The Peculiar Philatelist • Anthony Cross • ar • Famous Characters in Literature: Long John Silver • Charles F. Perry • ar • Fielding Tips • Misc. Material • ar • Colonial Coins and Tokens • Misc. Material • ar • A Cycling Week-End • Midge • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [July 1938] (8½" x 11", cover by A. R. Payne); Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. • The Editor Yarns • Misc. Material • ed • Picture News • Misc. Material • cl • The Boys of the Navy • A Retired Naval Officer • ar • The Monster of Miranabad: Barrington of the Indian Secret Service • Patrick Turnbull • ss • Notes from Overseas • Misc. Material • cl • Humorous and Unusual Incidents on the Cricket Field • S. Canynge-Caple • ar • How the “Queen Mary’s” Propellers Were Made • W. Sykes • ar • The Mountains’ Dread Hour • Gunby Hadath • ss • On the Road To - The Dance of the Shovels • Misc. Material • ar • The Mirage • Misc. Material • ar • A Harmonica Band: Beginning Work • Sid G. Hedges • ar • Bisley and the Bunnier: A Tale fro Schoolboy Marksmen • E. H. Baxter • ss • Famous Characters from Literature: Hiawatha • Misc. Material • ar • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 4 of 6] • Wallace Deane • sl • The Rival Heroes: A School Story • Gordon Humphreys • ss • Postage Stamps of the Air • Misc. Material • ar • The Way to Fitness: Water-Camping • Percy Longhurst • ar • The Dare-Devil Pilot • E. Collins • ar • Make Your Own Surf-Board/Beach-Boat or Float • M. R. Snell • ar • How the Cinema Organ Works • Misc. Material • ar • The Knack of Taking Good Snaps • G. J. Matson • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [August 1938] (8½" x 11¼") • On the Road To - The Smugglers’ Cave and the Ghost-Haunted Stairs • Misc. Material • ar • Western Ocean Crossing • Sea-Wrack • ss • By Rock and Shoal: Up-Channel by Canoe • Geoffrey Prout • ar • A Harmonica Band: Giving Shows • Sid G. Hedges • ar • Memorable Test Cricket • E. L. Roberts • ar • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 5 of 6] • Wallace Deane • sl • The Unshackling of Jack Martin • David Meredith • ss • Lost Worlds • T. C. Bridges • ss • Scott’s Famous Ship • L. Wilton Stabler • ar • The Birth of Our Ordance Survey Maps • Sydney Moorhouse • ar • A Very Early Cricket Match • Bronric Border • ar • Angling for Denizens of the Deep • R. H. Hudson • ar • Postage Stamps with Inverted Centre • Misc. Material • ar • The Bear of Manmarg: Barrington of the Indian Secret Service • Patrick Turnbull • ss • The Lochaber Power Scheme • Misc. Material • ar • A Day in the Life of a Palestine “Mountie” • Michael Hook • ar • The Way to Fitness: Swimming • Percy Longhurst • ar • How a Cycle Speedomenter Works • V. G. E. Gardner • ar • Chess Hints for Beginners • W. James Harding • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [September 1938] (8½" x 11¼") • On Patrol with the Mounties • Philip H. Godsell • ar • The Real Thing: A Scout Story • F. W. Taylor • ss • The Wonder Isle of Crete • Sercombe Griffin • ar • Optical Illusions • Misc. Material • ar • Infra Dig: A School Story • Gunby Hadath • ss • Famous Characters in Literature: Denys, of “The Cloister and the Hearth” • Misc. Material • ar • War Stamps of the British Empire • Misc. Material • ar • Battle • Alan Jenkins • ss • Nature Notes • Misc. Material • cl • Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 6 of 6] • Wallace Deane • sl • The Mystery of Mallows Pool • J. Thornicroft • ss • The Way to Fitness: Climbing • Percy Longhurst • ar • On the Road To - The Astronomical Sailor • Misc. Material • ar • A Talk on Submarines • Misc. Material • ar • The Unspoken Message: Barrington of the Indian Secret Service • Patrick Turnbull • ss • Saving Their Bacon: A Humourous Story of the New Zealand Bush • James Boswell • ss • With the Cinema Projectionists • Ronald F. Tiltman • ar
The Boy’s Own Paper [v41 #6, March 1939] (R.T.S., 6d, xx+289-336pp, 8¼" x 11", cover by Davile Lumley); [PSP] ii • The Editor yarns While the Dixie Boils • The Editor • ed viii • Orithological Crossword Puzzle • Club-ite R. Cash • pz 289 • From Iron Ore to Finished Car: Ford Works at Dagenham • A Special Correspondent • ar 293 • Facts about Golf which make you Think • Eye on the Ball • ar 294 • Tom Tiddler’s Ground • T. C. Bridges • ss 298 • Conquering A Mountain—at Five Yards an Hour! • Misc. Material • pi 300 • “Spins To-Day!” • J. Harrison • pi 301 • The Road to Mecca • C. Barrington Gyford • ar 303 • Chased by Wolves! • Charles Clay • nf 304 • In Paul’s Yard: The Sixth of the Adventures of Sir Peter Rash • Major Charles Gilson • ss Professor’s Den: ___ 308 • The Measuring the Speed of Stars • C. J. McNaught • cl In Nature’s Realm: ___ 309 • Buds and Things • Hedgerow • cl 311 • The Mystery of the Sempione [conclusion] • Percy F. Westerman • sl 320 • Make this Model of the Gloster “Gladiator” • H. McDougall • ar 322 • Night in a Light House • J. C. Bristow-Noble • ms 323 • A Death Struggle for Gold • Geoffrey Rhodes • ss 324 • Bark Carving: A Novel Hobby • John Emery • ms 325 • The Seventh Skier • Eric Townsend • ss 329 • Sportsmanship and Team Spirit in Ice Hockey • "Vic" Gardner • ar 331 • Stamp Collecting Without Wastage • Stanley Phillips • ar 332 • Do You Know Him? • Felix Leigh • pm Boy’s Own Paper Dec ’18 333 • On the Road To Dead Men’s Bay — and “Old Blackbeard” • Bywayman • ar 335 • The Old Song • Arthur Thrush • pm 336 • “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree…” • Misc. Material • ms
Boy’s Own Paper [v62 #1, October 1939] ed. Anon. (48pp) 1 • Runnymede and a Ducking • Bywayman • ar 3 • A Home-made Lamp Shade • W. G. Pike • ar 4 • Nelson and Trafalgar • Anon. • ia 6 • Law of the Mounties • P. H. Godsell • ss 11 • When Rugger Comes Again! • Harold Dorning • pm 11 • Showed Keeness • Frank Lewis • pm 11 • Discipline • J. G. Mallett • pm 12 • Faults to avoid in soccer • Eddie Hapgood • ar 13 • Surprise Packets at the Zoo • Ian Harman • ms 14 • Challenged! • Wallace Carr • ss 18 • Origins of Local Street Names • Arthur Bulmer • ms 19 • Our Stamp Collectors’ Den • Stanley Phillips • cl 20 • Wanted the Pair / Why worry? • Saul Berman • hu 21 • Ju-Jitsu for Boys • Donald Buchanan • ar 22 • Haunts of Literature: Rob Roy-Chieftain of a Savage Clan • Charles F. Perry • ar 23 • Bob Strickland’s Log [Part 1 of 6] • P. F. Westerman • sl 31 • The Padre’s Talk: Unflinching • Geo. M. Johnston • ar 33 • How Deep is the Ocean? • H. P. S. • ar 34 • Notes from Oversea • Puck • cl 36 • Zones of Silence • T. C. Bridges • ar 37 • The Way of a Ship at Sea • Seaweed • ar 39 • By Doing a Man’s Job [The Bull Patrol] • Arthur Catherall • ss 43 • Training a Champion Sheep Dog • Eric Hardy • ar 44 • A Home-made Dart-board • R. S. Forbes • ar 46 • In Nature’s Realm • Hedgerow • cl 48 • Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree • Misc. Material • cl
Boy’s Own Paper [v62 #2, November 1939] ed. Anon. (48pp) 49 • Lawrence of Arabia • Harold J. Shepstone • ar 52 • Secrets of Walrus Island • William MacMillan • ss 57 • Our Stamp Collectors’ Den • Stanley Phillips • cl 59 • Coward [The Bull Patrol] • Arthur Catherall • ss 63 • Haunts of Literature: Puck of Pook’s Hill • Charles F. Perry • ar 64 • Antarctic Adventure • S. E. Bewck • ss 66 • Are You a Model Railway Enthusiast? • W. J. Bassette-Lowke • ar 68 • To a Sportsman • G. L. C. • pm 69 • Bob Strickland’s Log [Part 2 of 6] • P. F. Westerman • sl 73 • The Padre’s Talk: What do You Think? • Geo. M. Johnston • ar 78 • The Peace Pipe and the King • P. H. Godsell • ar 80 • Joe Stoker wins his Spurs • Charles Walker • ss 82 • Potted Thriller: The Flood • James Walsh • vi 84 • The Skywayman-Adviser tests the “Cygnet"! • H. J. C. Harper • ar 86 • Hints for the Handyman: Simple Picture Framing • W. J. Ellson • ar 87 • Fireworks that save Lives • William A. Bagley • ar 89 • Ken Carries On • Geoffrey Trease • ss 93 • Dealing with Wrist-Twisters • Donald Buchanan • ar 94 • In Nature’s Realm • Hedgerow • cl 96 • Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree • Misc. Material • cl

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