The first English story paper, which featured several story supplements. See separate entry on Complete Story-Teller. Waite noted the first issue appeared in 1844, whilst Reed gives May-1843 as the first issue. Circulation was apparently 240,000 a week in 1855.

Subtitled "Canada's National Farm Magazine", only about half-the publication was devoted to farming. In addition you had stories, Jeffery Farnol makes an appearance here, articles for women and for children, general interest items plus jokes and cartoons.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1930s:

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Formats:   digest
Prices:   2d

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#merges with The Home Companion (UK)

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Issues & Index Sources:  in 1940s

Prices:   25c

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Frequency:   monthly

Weekly story paper also published in monthly parts.

Issues & Index Sources:  20-Sep-1919 – ?:

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Publishers:   Amalgamated Press
Pagecounts:   24pp
Frequency:   weekly

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Subtitled "a monthly magazine for the home".

Story paper, mentioned by Orwell in 1940; "serials of 30,000 to 50,000 words with strong emotional and dramatic interest... shorts, 1000 to 3000 words with good romantic interest".

Sub-titled 'the best complete story paper for the home'. Becomes: Weekly Friend and Family Stories.

Story paper. Ran the "Old Cap Collier" stories from 1878; authors include Harry Enton, W.I. James, Emma Garrison Jones; circulation peaked at around 300,000.

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Issues & Index Sources:  1923 – 1926:

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Publishers:   Garden City Publishing Co., Garden City, NY
Formats:   7½ x 5"
Prices:   25c?
Pagecounts:   120-225
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

A series of Australian booklets, numbered but not dated.

True crime.