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The Boy’s Own Paper [January 1937] (8½" x 11¼") The Way of the Circus · Eric Hardy · ss A Highwayman Tells His Secrets: True Pirate Tales · Geoffrey Rhodes · ss How to Make a Mouth-Organ Amplifier · Henry Bramford · ar The Grey Druid · E. Collins · ss When There Were No Policemen · W. B. · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl The “Rogue” Run: A Story of a Temperamental Torpedo · “Sea-Wrack” · ss How to Make a “Whip-Arrow” · [Misc.] · ar The Empire Exhibition: Johannesburg’s Fiftieth Anniversary · J. F. Grade · ar On the Road to—The Fairy Flag of Donvegan · [Misc.] · ar The Night Sky in January · C. J. McNaught · cl The Claws of Ka Weit [Part 4 of 6] · Sercombe Griffin · sl The Romance of “Sterling” · Arthur Young · ar Music Hath Charms... · L. C. Douthwaite · ss Stamps and Stamp Collecting: The Stamps of Tonga · [Misc.] · ar Photography for Boys: Developing · John J. Curtis · ar The Day Boys’ House: A Rugger Story · W. J. Hawkes · ss The Labyrinths of Babylon · [Misc.] · pz Table Tennis: How It Should Be Played · Sid G. Hedges · ss Crowns from Edward VI to George V · F. W. Burgess · ar; coin collection. Khartoum: Garden City of Africa · Harold J. Shepstone · ar

The Boy’s Own Paper [February 1937] (8½" x 11") Off the Map · Surgeon-Commander G. Murray Levick · ar; Lapland. When the Viking Awoke · Geoffrey Trease · ss Football Injuries: Some First-Aid Hints · T. L. Palmer · ar Secrets of the Deep · Dr. William Beebe · ar The Night Sky in February · [Misc.] · cl Fighting Heart · Arthur Catherall · ss Hockey for All · C. S. W. Marcon · ar Tales of the Bear · W. E. J. Beeching · ss Sultan of Students: A first-hand account of a Visit to the Great Students’ Camp at Fez, Morocco · F. H. Mellor · ar On the Road to—Snizort Ferry and the Mermaid with the Detachable Tail · [Misc.] · ar A Model Submarine · [Misc.] · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl The Claws of Ka Weit [Part 5 of 6] · Sercombe Griffin · sl The Loss of the “Birkenhead”: An Epic of the Sea · Captain S. J. Parker · ar Heneli: The Papuan Engineer · James Bragg · ss Cabin Derelict [Jimmy Warden] · L. C. Douthwaite · ss All Weather Tramping · Sydney Moorhouse · ar The Deep-Sea Menace: How the Naval Mine Is Constructed, Laid and Swept Up · Commander H. R. Gordon Cumming · ar Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Canada’s Pictorial Stamps · [Misc.] · ar Photography for Boys: Developing · John J. Curtis · ar The Rescue of Robinson Crusoe: True Pirate Tales · Geoffrey Rhodes · ss Warriors, Ltd: Professional Soldiers of Past and Present · M. A. E. · ar

The Boy’s Own Paper [March 1937] (8½" x 11¼") Little Tryfan on the Rope · E. P. Olney · ar; Crag-Climbing. Photography for Boys: Making a Dark-Room · John J. Curtis · ar The Haunted Reef: A Gripping Yarn of the South Seas · E. Collins · ss The Night Sky in March · C. J. McNaught · cl The Capture of the Great Mogul’s Treasure Ship: True Pirate Tales · Geoffrey Rhodes · ss History in Stone · F. W. Burgess · ar; collectors’ corner. On the Road to—Little England Beyond Wales · [Misc.] · ar The Truth about Rowing in the Boat Race · Hylton Cleaver · ar The Claws of Ka Weit [Part 6 of 6] · Sercombe Griffin · sl Little Ships That do Great Work · John C. Campbell · ar; tugs. Watch and Clock Cleaning Made Easy: Some Useful Hints · C. M. Crosby · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl Man-Eaters! · T. C. Bridges · ar Sinister Shack · L. C. Douthwaite · ss A Fine Scale Model G.W.R. Single Locomotive · Henry Greenly · ar Fog Landing Wireless Beams · J. Harrison · ar Stamps and Stamp Collecting: After General Collecting—What? · [Misc.] · ar Horsemanship: Learning to Ride · John Frobisher · ar "Marmie" for Short: A Fascinating Pet · A Rhodesian · ss Lung Hi Makes His Bow · Beresford Webb · ss An Eerie Swim · Patrick O’Byrne · ss Woodwork for Boys · Henry Bramford · ar

The Boy’s Own Paper [May 1937] (8½" x 11¼") Words of Wisdom for Boy Athletes · Captain F. A. M. Webster · ar A Health Unto His Majesty · Major J. T. Gorman · ar Speed Trains · H. Coble · ar; illustrated by A. R. Payne A King of Boyhood · Major J. T. Cogman · ss On the Road to—Drake’s Cannon-Ball · [Misc.] · ar The King as an Airman · H. J. C. Harper · ar The Eve of Bussaco: The Adventures of Cornet Michael O’Dare · Major Charles Gilson · ss The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard · Captain S. J. Parker · ar Scourge of the Seas: A tale of the Navel Secret Service [Part last of ?] · “Sea-Wrack” · sl Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl The Coins of the Georges · Fred W. Burgess · ar The Night Sky in May · [Misc.] · cl Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Surcharges and Overprints · [Misc.] · ar Singapore: The Wonder City of the East · Harold J. Shepstone · ar The Grange Match: A School Cricket Story · F. H. Wood · ss Hats in History · Wilfred Aber · ar

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.] · cl Detective for a Day · Wallace Carr · ss London to New York in A.D. 2000 · [Misc.] · ar Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Postage Stamps of Egypt · [Misc.] · ar Broxton’s Silver Spur [Part ? of ?] · Michael Poole · sl On the Road with—The Fly-By-Nights · [Misc.] · ar The Night Sky in July · [Misc.] · cl Bird “Aces” and their Wonderful Flights · Arthur Sharp · ar; illustrated by 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.] · 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.] · ar Broxton’s Silver Spur [Part last of ?] · 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; illustrated by A. R. Payne Flying Squads of the Air · Robert Allen · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar The Night Sky in September · [Misc.] · 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.] · 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.] · ar Shades and Spectres · Patrick O’Byrne · ss The English Rabbit · [Misc.] · 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.] · cl Intrigue in the Circus: A Tale of the Ring and Tan · Geoffrey Prout · ss Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Stamp Traps · [Misc.] · ar; fakes and such. Old New Year Customs Down on the Farm · Eric Hardy · ar Schoolboy’s Own Exhibition · [Misc.] · 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.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl 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.] · cl Common Faults in School Hockey · C. S. W. Marcon · ar A Useful Screwdriver · W. G. Pike · ar The Tenth Item: A School Story [Part ? of ?] · Gordon Humphreys · sl Freak Locomotives · [Misc.] · ar On the Road to—The Storm-God of Scotland · [Misc.] · 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 [Part last of ?] · Gunby Hadath · sl Rare Stamps and Varieties · Stanley Phillips · ar New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [April 1938] (8½" x 11") Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl 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 · Michael Wentley · ar; a Letter by a Midshipman in the British Merchant Navy describing his work and experiences during his first trip to Sea. Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 1 of 6] · Wallace Deane · sl The Moon and Illustions · [Misc.] · ar Youth on the Rhine · Captain F. H. Mellor · ar Notes from Overseas · [Misc.] · cl Lost in the Fourth Dimension · A. B. Walker · ss Postage Stamps of Queen Victoria · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar The Tenth Item: A School Story [Part last of ?] · Gordon Humphreys · sl The Fakir of Kashgai · Patrick Turnbull · ss Famous Characters in Literature: Locksley of Ivanhoe · [Misc.] · ar Special Easter Cycling Camping Feature · [Misc.] · 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.] · 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.] · cl Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 2 of 6] · Wallace Deane · sl An Elephant Never Forgets · “Sianu” · ss Snake Charmers in Morocco · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar Moths of the Jungle: Hatched out in your own Home · Walter J. C. Murray · ar Krakatoa · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar Lathe Work: Turning · [Misc.] · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl Comrades Three: Adventures in Fiji [Part 3 of 6] · Wallace Deane · sl Does Your Dog Obey · [Misc.] · ar Stamps and Stamp Collecting: Stamp Problems · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar The Way to Fitness: Hare and Hounds · Percy Longhurst · ar Radium · [Misc.] · ar The Peculiar Philatelist · Anthony Cross · ar Famous Characters in Literature: Long John Silver · Charles F. Perry · ar Fielding Tips · [Misc.] · ar Colonial Coins and Tokens · [Misc.] · 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.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · 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.] · 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.] · ar The Mirage · [Misc.] · ar A Harmonica Band: Beginning Work · Sid G. Hedges · ar Bisley and the Bunnier: A Tale for Schoolboy Marksmen · E. H. Baxter · ss Famous Characters from Literature: Hiawatha · [Misc.] · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · 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.] · 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.] · 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.] · 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.] · 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.] · ar The Bear of Manmarg: Barrington of the Indian Secret Service · Patrick Turnbull · ss The Lochaber Power Scheme · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar Infra Dig: A School Story · Gunby Hadath · ss Famous Characters in Literature: Denys, of “The Cloister and the Hearth” · [Misc.] · ar War Stamps of the British Empire · [Misc.] · ar Battle · Alan Jenkins · ss Nature Notes · [Misc.] · 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.] · ar A Talk on Submarines · [Misc.] · 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