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    Boys’ Journal [v8 #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 ?] · Jules Verne, uncredited · sl; Opening chapters of Jules Verne’s novel. Probably the first UK appearance.
    • · Our Christmas Stories. A Dozen School Tales told by Twelve School Boys
    • 12 · The Green Light · [uncredited] · ss; our contribution from Marlborough.
    • 20 · The Genie · [uncredited] · pm; our contribution from Birmingham.
    • 21 · Buried Alive in a Salt Mine · [uncredited] · ss; our contribution from Shrewsbury.
    • 24 · The Double Robbery · [uncredited] · ss; our contribution from Rossall.
    • 26 · Winter · [uncredited] · pm (r); our contribution from Harrow.
    • 27 · The House by the Marsh · [uncredited] · ss; our contribution from Cheltenham.
    • 31 · My Grand-Uncle’s Story · [uncredited] · ss; our contribution from Westminster.
    • 36 · The Birch : A Poem · [uncredited] · pm; our contribution from Rugby.
    • 37 · An Alpine Adventure · [uncredited] · ss; our contribution from Eton.
    • 41 · Memories · [uncredited] · pm (r); our contribution from Durham.
    • 42 · A Wonderful Swimmer · [uncredited] · vi; our contribution from Uppingham.
    • 43 · Dulcibella! Or, The Prince, The Peri, And The Demon Dwarf · [uncredited] · pl; our contribution from Winchester.
    • 49 · The Queen’s Dwarf: An Historical Tale [Part 1 of ?] · [uncredited] · sl
    • 55 · Reviews · [uncredited] · br
    • 56 · Exercises for Ingenuity · [uncredited] · pz
    • 59 · Agency and Correspondence · The Readers · lt



    The Boys’ Leisure Hour [v1, #1, August 23, 1884] (1d, 16pp, tabloid) []
    “A Reissue of the Favorite Journal The Boys Standard.” N.B. Interestingly, there’s an ad for The Boys Standard, giving the impression that it was a competitor of the Boys’ Leisure Hour.
    • · The Roman Standard-Bearer [Part 1 of 17] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl Sons of Britannia 1871; Pretty much as you might expect, given the title; it’s a story of Rome, the fights in the Colosseum, and the Romans’ meeting with the Britons.
    • · Gentleman George [Part 1 of 26] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875; The story of Gentleman George the English highwayman and his banditry, circa 1815.
    • · On the Queen’s Service [Part 1 of 34] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875; about Dunbar, one of the “Queen’s Messengers,” and his actions on behalf of the Crown in Europe in 1855.
    • · Astray · [uncredited] · ss; A joke. This farmer goes to a grand concert, see…
    • · Showman Eloquence · [uncredited] · ss; A circus showman’s pitch about a boa constrictor.
    • · Our Boys’ Adventures [Part 1 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl; Four teenagers, “many years ago,” meet and stop a ruffianly act in London near Hangman-street.
    • · An English Haroun Alraschid · [uncredited] · 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 [Part 1 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875; Redmond O’Niel, the last son of a dying noble house, encounters an escaped convict and the dreaded “Paul the Pirate.”
    • · The Dying Gladiators · [uncredited] · ss; Roman gladiators prepare to die and then fight to their last for Nero.


    The Boys’ Leisure Hour [v1, #2, August 30, 1884] (1d, 16pp, tabloid) []
    • · The Roman Standard-Bearer [Part 2 of 17] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl Sons of Britannia 1871
    • · How M. Rothschild Earned Three Hundred Louis · [uncredited] · ss; M. Rothschild is held up by bandits who end up giving him 300 louis.
    • · Gentleman George [Part 2 of 26] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · On the Queen’s Service [Part 2 of 34] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · [untitled anecdotes] · [uncredited] · ms
    • · Three Practical Jokes · [uncredited] · ss; Three stories of practical jokes.
    • · A Sword for a Fortune; or, Sir Redmond the Rover [Part 2 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · Our Boys’ Adventures [Part 2 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl
    • · Strange Stories of Ancient Times · [uncredited] · cl; How justice was done in 1571.


    The Boys’ Leisure Hour [v1, #3, September 6, 1884] (1d, 16pp, tabloid) []
    • · The Roman Standard-Bearer [Part 3 of 17] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl Sons of Britannia 1871
    • · A Column of Varieties · [uncredited] · cl
    • · Gentleman George [Part 3 of 26] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · On the Queen’s Service [Part 3 of 34] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · Our Boys’ Adventures [Part 3 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl
    • · [untitled anecdotes] · [uncredited] · ms
    • · A Sword for a Fortune; or, Sir Redmond the Rover [Part 3 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · [untitled anecdotes] · [uncredited] · ms
    • · Hanks of Yarn · “Spun by an Old Yarn” · ss; a sea story about brawling in the North Sea.
    • · Strange Stories of Ancient Times · [uncredited] · cl; Edward III stages a tournament in 1344 in Windsor.


    The Boys’ Leisure Hour [v1, #4, September 13, 1884] (1d, 16pp, tabloid) []
    • · The Roman Standard-Bearer [Part 4 of 17] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl Sons of Britannia 1871
    • · Gentleman George [Part 4 of 26] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · On the Queen’s Service [Part 4 of 34] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · Our Boys’ Adventures [Part 4 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl
    • · A Sword for a Fortune; or, Sir Redmond the Rover [Part 4 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · [untitled anecdote] · [uncredited] · ms
    • · A Column of Varieties · [uncredited] · cl
    • · Strange Stories of Ancient Times · [uncredited] · cl; “The only true account of the execution of Charles I.”


    The Boys’ Leisure Hour [v1, #5, September 20, 1884] (1d, 16pp, tabloid) []
    • · The Roman Standard-Bearer [Part 5 of 17] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl Sons of Britannia 1871
    • · For God and the King · [uncredited] · ss; the adventures of James Grahame o’ Claverhouse, “the last of the Cavaliers,” in Scotland just after Oliver Cromwell’s death.
    • · Gentleman George [Part 5 of 26] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · On the Queen’s Service [Part 5 of 34] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · Our Boys’ Adventures [Part 5 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl
    • · [untitled anecdote] · [uncredited] · ms
    • · A Sword for a Fortune; or, Sir Redmond the Rover [Part 5 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · A Column of Varieties · [uncredited] · cl
    • · Strange Stories of Ancient Times · [uncredited] · cl; the story of the Earl of Salisbury, aka “Longsword, the Gallant Crusader.”



    The Boys’ Leisure Hour [v1, #7, October 4, 1884] (1d, 16pp, tabloid) []
    • · The Roman Standard-Bearer [Part 7 of 17] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl Sons of Britannia 1871
    • · Our Boys’ Adventures [Part 7 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl
    • · [untitled anecdote] · [uncredited] · ms
    • · The Descent of the Razorback · [uncredited] · ss
    • · A Sword for a Fortune; or, Sir Redmond the Rover [Part 7 of 20] · [uncredited] · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · On the Queen’s Service [Part 7 of 34] · J. J. G. Bradley · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · Peg Parker’s Pig · [uncredited] · ss
    • · Gentleman George [Part 7 of 26] · James Skipp Borlase, uncredited · sl The Boy’s Standard 1875
    • · Strange Stories of Ancient Times · [uncredited] · cl; Guy Fawkes.


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