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The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #339, July 11, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 641 · Reginald Cruden [Part 15 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 644 · Ivan Dobroff [Part 34 of 34] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Russian Story”. 646 · On Special Service [Part 14 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 649 · Stanley on the Congo [Part 1 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 651 · Up and Down [Part 2 of 4] · Ascott R. Hope · sl; subtitled “A Story of the Ocean Wave”. 652 · Australian Explorers: Ernest Giles · [uncredited] · ar 653 · The Trout, and How to Catch It [Part 11 of 14] · J. Harrington Keene · ar 654 · Boys’ Pets, and how to Tame and Train Them [Part 2 of 2] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · ar 655 · Names of Ships in the Royal Navy [Part 1 of 3] · Odo W. Ford · ar 656 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #340, July 18, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 657 · Reginald Cruden [Part 16 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 660 · Stanley on the Congo [Part 2 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 662 · Names of Ships in the Royal Navy [Part 2 of 3] · Odo W. Ford · ar 662 · On Special Service [Part 15 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 665 · Up and Down [Part 3 of 4] · Ascott R. Hope · sl; subtitled “A Story of the Ocean Wave”. 666 · The Trout, and How to Catch It [Part 12 of 14] · J. Harrington Keene · ar 667 · Adventures Among the Masai · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by R. H. Moore 670 · Chess · [Various] · cl 671 · Entomology at the Seaside [Part 1 of 3] · Theodore Wood · ar 671 · The Salt-Water Aquarium [Part 6 of 7] · Theodore Wood · ar 672 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #341, July 25, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 673 · Reginald Cruden [Part 17 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 676 · On Special Service [Part 16 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 678 · Up and Down [Part 4 of 4] · Ascott R. Hope · sl; subtitled “A Story of the Ocean Wave”. 680 · Tiger Tales; or, The Adventures of a Holiday [Part 1 of 3] · [uncredited] · sl 682 · The Salt-Water Aquarium [Part 7 of 7] · Theodore Wood · ar 683 · Boy Life Afloat: 4. Dhow-Catching · Captain H., late R.N. · ar 684 · The Trout, and How to Catch It [Part 13 of 14] · J. Harrington Keene · ar; illustrated by C. M. M. 685 · Our Buoys · [uncredited] · ar 686 · Entomology at the Seaside [Part 3 of 3] · Theodore Wood · ar 687 · Doings for the Month: August · [uncredited] · cl 688 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa; illustrated by G. H. Edwards

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #342, August 1, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 689 (facing) · “First Come, First Served” · Walter J. Allen · il 689 · Reginald Cruden [Part 18 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 692 · On Special Service [Part 17 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 695 · Boy Life Afloat: 5. Shark-Catching · Captain H., late R.N. · ar 696 · Tiger Tales; or, The Adventures of a Holiday [Part 2 of 3] · [uncredited] · sl 698 · The Sea Kings of Old England: Sir James Lancaster · [uncredited] · bg 699 · Entomology at the Seaside [Part 2 of 3] · Theodore Wood · ar 700 · Frank Buckland · [uncredited] · bg 702 · Names of Ships in the Royal Navy [Part 3 of 3] · Odo W. Ford · ar 702 · The Trout, and How to Catch It [Part 14 of 14] · J. Harrington Keene · ar 703 · Chess · [Various] · cl 703 · Our Note Book: Faithful Unto Death · [uncredited] · ms 704 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #343, August 8, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 705 · Reginald Cruden [Part 19 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 708 · On Special Service [Part 18 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 711 · Heroes of the Backwoods: Daniel Boone [Part 1 of 2] · [uncredited] · bg 712 · Tiger Tales; or, The Adventures of a Holiday [Part 3 of 3] · [uncredited] · sl 714 · Tit for Tat · Paul Blake · ss; subtitled “A Breaking-Up Story”. 716 · Life Among the Shans; or, The Predecessors of the Chinese · [uncredited] · ar 718 · Our Christian Names [Part 1 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 718 · Our Note Book: My Father’s Will · [uncredited] · ms 719 · Boy Life Afloat: 6. Swimming on the Line · Captain H., late R.N. · ar 719 · Our Open Column: Mr. Studd’s Advice to Cricketers · C. T. Studd · ms 720 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #344, August 15, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 721 · Reginald Cruden [Part 20 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 724 · On Special Service [Part 19 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 727 · Our Note Book: A Thrilling Adventure with a Shark · [uncredited] · ar 727 · Our Note Book: An Elephant’s Revenge · [uncredited] · ar 728 · Frank Worthing’s Incarceration [Part 1 of 3] · [uncredited] · sl; illustrated by H. French 730 · Heroes of the Backwoods: Daniel Boone [Part 2 of 2] · [uncredited] · bg 732 · Petherick’s Peril · E. W. Thompson · ss 735 · Chess · [Various] · cl 735 · Our Christian Names [Part 2 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 736 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #345, August 22, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 737 · Reginald Cruden [Part 21 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 740 · On Special Service [Part 20 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 742 · Boy Life Afloat: 7. Sail Ho! · Captain H., late R.N. · ar 743 · Your Mother, Boys · Jessie M. E. Saxby · pm 744 · Colonel Pellinore’s Gold [Part 4 of 6] · E. W. Thompson · sl 746 · Tom’s Pup · Paul Blake · pm 747 · Frank Worthing’s Incarceration [Part 3 of 3] · [uncredited] · sl; illustrated by H. French 749 · Our Note Book: The Anchor Watch · [uncredited] · ms 749 · Our Portrait Gallery: Heads of Our Great Schools [Part 4 of 4] · [uncredited] · il 750 · Heroes of the Backwoods: Kit Carson [Part 1 of 4] · [uncredited] · bg 751 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa 752 · Our Holidays: A Dilemma · A. M. S. · il 752 · Reginald Cruden [Part 22 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”.

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #346, August 29, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 756 · On Special Service [Part 21 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 759 · Colonel Pellinore’s Gold [Part 5 of 6] · E. W. Thompson · sl 760 · Frank Worthing’s Incarceration [Part 2 of 3] · [uncredited] · sl; illustrated by H. French 762 · Lamps and Lanterns · [uncredited] · ar 765 · The Revers of the Medal: A River Recollection · Paul Blake · ss; illustrated by G. H. Edwards 767 · Doings for the Month: September · [uncredited] · cl 767 · The Most Famous Buildings of the World · [uncredited] · ar 768 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa 768 · Our Holidays: Lunch Time · A. M. S. · il

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #347, September 5, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 769 · Reginald Cruden [Part 23 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 772 · On Special Service [Part 22 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 775 · Colonel Pellinore’s Gold [Part 6 of 6] · E. W. Thompson · sl 776 · Great Shipwrecks of the World: The Ramming of the Northfleet · [uncredited] · ar 778 · Boy Life Afloat: 8. Sale at the Mast · Captain H., late R.N. · ar 779 · Heroes of the Backwoods: Kit Carson [Part 2 of 4] · [uncredited] · bg 779 · Worth Noting · [uncredited] · pm 782 · Our Note Book: Fire Brigade Dogs · [uncredited] · ar 782 · Our Note Book: Lawn Tennis Championship · [uncredited] · ms 782 · Our Note Book: Poison in Print · [uncredited] · ms 782 · Our Note Book: Vessels Crushed by Ice · [uncredited] · ms 783 · How a Traveller Was Entertained by the Boys of Bokhara · [uncredited] · ar 784 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa 784 · Our Holidays: A Splendid Dip! · A. M. S. · il

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #348, September 12, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 785 · Reginald Cruden [Part 24 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 788 · On Special Service [Part 23 of 23] · Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. · sl; illustrated by J. F.; subtitled “A Naval Story”. 790 · Brass-Rubbing · John E. Clauson · ar 791 · Boy Life Afloat: 9. Homeward Bound · Captain H., late R.N. · ar 791 · Heroes of the Backwoods: Kit Carson [Part 3 of 4] · [uncredited] · bg 794 · Colonel Pellinore’s Gold [Part 1 of 6] · E. W. Thompson · sl 796 · Fishing in Foreign Waters · [uncredited] · ar 798 · Three Scenes in a Great Man’s Life · [uncredited] · ar 799 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa 800 · Our Holidays: “A Very Quiet Place!” · A. M. S. · il

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #349, September 19, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 801 · Reginald Cruden [Part 25 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 801 (facing) · The Last of His Tribe · F. W. Burton · il 804 · My First and Only Debt · Surgeon-General Cowen · ar 805 · Old Barnby’s Pond · H. D. Brain · ss 807 · Colonel Pellinore’s Gold [Part 2 of 6] · E. W. Thompson · sl 808 · Heroes of the Backwoods: Kit Carson [Part 4 of 4] · [uncredited] · bg 810 · An Encounter with Crocodiles · W. Stobie · te 812 · The Wild Animals of Civilisation · Alice King · ar 813 · Our Note Book: Long Bicycle Ride · [uncredited] · ms 813 · Our Note Book: National Floral Emblems · [uncredited] · ms 813 · Our Note Book: The Surgeon and the Tiger · [uncredited] · ms 814 · How to Make an Ash Court · A Club Secretary · ar 814 · Our Open Column: Canadian Canoe · C. W. H. · ms 814 · Our Open Column: Shooting the Rapids · Amy J. Taylor · ms 815 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa 816 · Our Holidays: “Want a Boat, Sir?” · A. M. S. · il

The Boy’s Own Paper [v7, #350, September 26, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 817 · Reginald Cruden [Part 26 of 26] · Talbot Baines Read · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of City Life”. 819 · Fighting the Flames: A Forest Fire in Canada · Rev. W. H. Withrow, M.A. · ar 819 · Further Hints on Screen Painting: Birds · Fred Miller · ar; illustrated by Fred Miller 822 · Au Revoir · [uncredited] · pm (r) 822 · Chess · [Various] · cl 823 · Colonel Pellinore’s Gold [Part 3 of 6] · E. W. Thompson · sl 824 · Heroes of the Backwoods: John Charles Fremont · [uncredited] · bg 827 · Curious Craft · [uncredited] · ar 830 · English Archery · A. T. Sibbald · ar 831 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa 831 · Our Open Column: A Pet Monkey · H. L. · ms 832 · End of Vol. VII · H. F. Hobden · il

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #351, October 3, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 1 · A Great Mistake [Part 1 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 3 · A Pearl from the Ocean · Paul Blake · pm 4 · A Visit to the Britannia Training Ship [Part 1 of 2] · Arthur Knight · ar 5 · Chess · [Various] · cl 5 · Our Note Book: A Brave Boy · [uncredited] · ms 5 · Our Note Book: One Step at a Time · Dr. Cuyler · ms 5 · Our Note Book: Our New Serial Stories · [uncredited] · ms; illustrated by H. F. Hobden 6 · A Boy’s Chapter on Stitchery [Part 1 of 2] · S. F. A. Caulfeild · ar 6 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 1 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl; illustrated by J. Finnemore 9 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 1 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 11 · Our New Volume · [uncredited] · pm 12 · Some of Our Great Schools · G. Monteith Dodshon · il 13 · Our Great Public Schools: Harrow [Part 1 of 6] · S. G. · ar; illustrated by E. J. W. 14 · British Pebbles: Where to Find, and How to Cut and Polish Them [Part 1 of 8] · Rev. A. N. Malan, M.A., F.G.S. · ar 15 · The Young Wizard [Part 1 of 29] · Professor Hoffmann · ar 16 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa; illustrated by G. H. Edwards

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #352, October 10, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 17 · A Great Mistake [Part 2 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 20 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 2 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 22 · British Pebbles: Where to Find, and How to Cut and Polish Them [Part 2 of 8] · Rev. A. N. Malan, M.A., F.G.S. · ar 23 · A Visit to the Britannia Training Ship [Part 2 of 2] · Arthur Knight · ar 24 · Our Great Public Schools: Harrow [Part 2 of 6] · S. G. · ar 25 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 2 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl; illustrated by J. Finnemore 28 · The Castles of Scotland: Their Story and Legend [Part 1 of 12] · [uncredited] · ar 29 · The Castles of Scotland · W. B. Murray · il 30 · Trafalgar [Part 1 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 31 · A Boy’s Chapter on Stitchery [Part 2 of 2] · S. F. A. Caulfeild · ar 31 (facing) · A Relic of Trafalgar · E. R. White · il 31 · Coming of Age · C. Grant Furley · pm; in memoriam G. B. W., drowned on his Twenty-first Birthday. 32 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #353, October 17, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 33 · A Great Mistake [Part 3 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 35 · The Young Wizard [Part 2 of 29] · Professor Hoffmann · ar 36 · Our Great Public Schools: Harrow [Part 3 of 6] · S. G. · ar 36 · Our Note Book: Boys and Smoking · [uncredited] · ms 36 · Our Note Book: Great Men’s Hobbies · [uncredited] · ms 38 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 3 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl; illustrated by J. Finnemore 41 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 3 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 43 · The Castles of Scotland: Their Story and Legend [Part 2 of 12] · [uncredited] · ar 45 · Trafalgar [Part 2 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 47 · Our Open Column: Boy-Baiting in India · [uncredited] · ms 47 · Our Open Column: Boys’ Pets in Nova Scotia · [uncredited] · ms 47 · Our Open Column: High Chimneys · Arthur Mee · ms 48 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #354, October 24, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 49 · A Great Mistake [Part 4 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 51 · Our Great Public Schools: Harrow [Part 4 of 6] · S. G. · ar 53 · Our Notebook: A “Noah’s Ark” Race · [uncredited] · ms; illustrated by A. T. Elwes 53 · Our Notebook: The Ground in Painting · Sir C. L. Eastlake · ms (r) 54 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 4 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl 57 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 4 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 59 · The Indians of the Prairies [Part 1 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 62 · British Pebbles: Where to Find, and How to Cut and Polish Them [Part 3 of 8] · Rev. A. N. Malan, M.A., F.G.S. · ar 63 · On Cycles and Cycling [Part 1 of 4] · Rev. G. Herbert, M.A. · ar 64 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #355, October 31, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 65 · A Great Mistake [Part 5 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 67 · The Indians of the Prairies [Part 2 of 2] · [uncredited] · ar 69 · Our Note Book: A Manly Word for Boys · [uncredited] · ms 70 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 5 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl 73 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 5 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 75 · Out with the Thames Police [Part 1 of 5] · Our Special Commissioner · ar 77 · Our Great Public Schools: Harrow [Part 5 of 6] · S. G. · ar 79 · Among the Mushrooms [Part 1 of 4] · [uncredited] · ar 80 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #356, November 7, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 81 · A Great Mistake [Part 6 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 83 · Out with the Thames Police [Part 2 of 5] · Our Special Commissioner · ar 85 · Out with the Thames Police · Edward Gascoine · il 86 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 6 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl 89 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 6 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 91 (facing) · Nelson’s Signal at Trafalgar · W. W. May · il 91 · Our Note Book: Nelson’s Signal · [uncredited] · ms 91 · Our Note Book: Strange but True · [uncredited] · ms 91 · Our Note Book: The Dean of Manchester on Writing Home · [uncredited] · ms 91 · Our Note Book: The Long-Distance Amateur Swimming Championship · [uncredited] · ms 92 · Among the Mushrooms [Part 2 of 4] · [uncredited] · ar 93 · The Earl of Shaftesbury K.G. · [uncredited] · ob 94 · Great Shipwrecks of the World: The Romance of the Loch Ard · [uncredited] · ar 95 · On Cycles and Cycling [Part 2 of 4] · Rev. G. Herbert, M.A. · ar 96 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa

The Boy’s Own Paper [v8, #357, November 14, 1885] (1d, 16pp) Details supplied by George Barrett. 97 · A Great Mistake [Part 7 of 36] · Rev. T. S. Millington, M.A. · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Story of Adventure”. 99 · Kormak the Viking; or, The Shield-Borne Boy [Part 7 of 25] · Professor J. F. Hodgetts · sl 103 · Out with the Thames Police [Part 3 of 5] · Our Special Commissioner · ar 105 · Ilderim the Afghan [Part 7 of 21] · David Ker · sl; illustrated by Alfred Pearse; subtitled “A Tale of the Indian Border”. 107 · The Castles of Scotland: Their Story and Legend [Part 3 of 12] · [uncredited] · ar 109 · Touch and Go: A True Incident · J. L. R. · te 110 · The Young Wizard [Part 3 of 29] · Professor Hoffmann · ar 111 · Our Note Book: Laws of the Rugby Union · [uncredited] · ms 112 · Correspondence · [uncredited] · qa