162 · The Beautiful Tennessee Waltz · Erin McGraw · ss
Boulevard [v21 #1, No. 61, Fall 2005] ed. Richard Burgin (St. Louis University, $6.00, cover by Steven Kenny) Valerie Dixon, Managing Ed.; Edmund De Chasca, Senior Ed.; Eric Miles Williamson, Associate Ed. [RB]
193-218 · Why I Sold My Baby at the Wal-Mark [sic] · Elizabeth Orndorff · ss; Winner of the 2005 Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers
Boulevard [v21 #2 & 3, No. 62 & 63, Spring 2006] ed. Richard Burgin (St. Louis University, $9.00, cover by Olbinski Rafal) Valerie Dixon, Managing Ed.; Edmund De Chasca, Senior Ed.; Eric Miles Williamson, Associate Ed. [RB]
Boys Journal [v 8 #1, January 1870] (Henry Vickers, 6d, 64pp, 5½" x 8¾", cover by J. Swain) A Magazine of Literature, Science and Amusement. The Christmas And New Year Number.
1 · A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth [Part 1 of ?; by Jules Verne] · Anon. · sl; Opening chapters of Jules Vernes novel. Probably the first UK appearance.
· Our Christmas Stories. A Dozen School Tales told by Twelve School Boys
12 · The Green Light · Anon. · ss; Our contribution from Marlborough.
20 · The Genie · Anon. · pm; Our contribution from Birmingham.
21 · Buried Alive In A Salt Mine · Anon. · ss; Our contribution from Shrewsbury.
24 · The Double Robbery · Anon. · ss; Our contribution from Rossall.
Publisher: Charles Fox.
Run: 23 Aug 1884-21 Nov 1891 (379 issues).
Incorporates: Boys Half Holiday.
Frequency: Weekly.
Format: 16pp.
Comments: A supplement edition of Boys Half-Holiday was given away in 1887.
(details from Jess Nevins unless otherwise indicated)
The Boys Leisure Hour [v 1 # 1, August 23, 1884] (1p, 16pp, tabloid) A Reissue of the Favorite Journal The Boys Standard. N.B. Interestingly, theres an ad for The Boys Standard, giving the impression that it was a competitor of the Boys Leisure Hour.
· The Roman Standard-Bearer. A Tale of Britains First Invasion [Chapters 1 & 2] · Anon. · sl; Pretty much as you might expect, given the title; its a story of Rome, the fights in the Colosseum, and the Romans meeting with the Britons.
· Gentleman George. A King of the Road [Chapters 1-6] · Anon. · sl; The story of Gentleman George the English highwayman and his banditry, circa 1815.
· On the Queens Service. A Tale of Many Lands [Chapters 1-] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl; about Dunbar, one of the Queens Messengers, and his actions on behalf of the Crown in Europe in 1855.
· Astray · Anon. · ss; A joke. This farmer goes to a grand concert, see....
· Showman Eloquence · Anon. · ss; A circus showmans pitch about a boa constrictor.
· Our Boys Adventures: North, South, East, and West [Chapter 1] · Anon. · sl; Four teenagers, many years ago, meet and stop a ruffianly act in London near Hangman-street.
· An English Haroun Alraschid · Anon. · ss; A wandering heir is restored to his rightful seat thanks to true British justice.
· A Sword for a Fortune; or, Sir Redmond the Rover [Chapters 1-3] · Anon. · sl; Redmond ONiel, the last son of a dying noble house, encounters an escaped convict and the dreaded Paul the Pirate.
· The Dying Gladiators · Anon. · ss; Roman gladiators prepare to die and then fight to their last for Nero.