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List Of Early 20th-century British Children's Magazines And Annuals
Numerous magazines and annuals for children were published in Britain from the mid-19th century onward. Many of the magazines produced their own annuals, which sometimes shared the name of the magazine exactly, as ''Little Folks'', or slightly modified, as ''The Boy's Own Paper'' and ''The Girl's Own Paper'' (first-listed below). This list includes magazines that started before or finished after the period 1900 to 1949. * ''The Boy's Own Paper'' and ''Boy's Own Annual'' (1879–1967) * ''The Girl's Own Paper'' and ''Girl's Own Annual'' (1880–1956) * '' Jabberwock: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls'' (1905–07) * ''The Magnet'' (1908–40) * '' Schoolgirl's Own Annual'' (1921–36) * '' Greyfriars Holiday Annual'' (1920s) * ''British Girl's Annual'' (1920s) * '' Hulton's Girls' Stories'' (1920s) * '' Mrs Strang's Annual'' (1919–26) * '' Oxford Annual for Girls'' (1927–39) * ''Little Folks'' (1871–1932) * ''The Dandy'' (1937–) * ''The Beano'' (1938–) * ''The Gem'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boy's Own Paper
''The Boy's Own Paper'' was a British story paper aimed at young and teenage boys, published from 1879 to 1967. Publishing history The idea for the publication was first raised in 1878 by the Religious Tract Society, as a means to encourage younger children to read and to instill Christian morals during their formative years. The first issue was published on 18 January 1879. The final issue, a "Special Souvenir Edition, Price 2/-", was dated February 1967 and was published on 27 January 1967. It was a facsimile reprint of the first issue, complete with adverts. It had a panel on the front cover giving a very brief history and stating that it would "appear in future as the BOY'S OWN ANNUAL, edited by Jack Cox". The paper was published weekly in a cycle which followed the school year (Autumn through to Summer) until November 1913, when it became monthly. In total, 2511 issues of the paper were published. There was an extra Christmas Number (edition) of the magazine from 1884–85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Literature-related Lists
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comics
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper. British comics are usually Comics anthology, comics anthologies which are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. The two most popular British comic book, comics, ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'', were released by DC Thomson in the 1930s. By 1950 the weekly circulation of both reached two million.Armstrong, Stephen"Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano?"''The Telegraph''. 27 July 2015 Explaining the enormous popularity of comics in British popular culture during this period, Anita O’Brien, director curator at London's Cartoon Museum, states: "When comics like ''The Beano'' and ''Dandy'' were invented back in the 1930s – and through really to the 1950s and 60s – these comics were almost the only ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion Annual
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Every Girl's Magazine
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The Children's Newspaper
''The Children's Newspaper'' was a long-running newspaper published by the Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) aimed at pre-teenage children founded by Arthur Mee in 1919. It ran for 2,397 weekly issues before being merged with ''Look and Learn'' in 1965. Background Following the successful publication of ''The Children's Encyclopædia'' as a part-work between 1908 and 1910, the title was immediately relaunched as ''The New Children's Encyclopædia''. This new edition, published in monthly parts from March 1910, added a supplement in September 1910 entitled ''The Little Paper'' which carried news stories of interest to children. This idea was expanded by Mee into the 12-page, tabloid-sized ''Children's Newspaper'' which debuted on 22 March 1919, priced 1½d. Subtitled ''The Story of the World Today for the Men and Women of Tomorrow'', the paper epitomised Mee's values and reflected the editor's twin faiths of Christian ethics and the British Empire. Mee believed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizard (D
Wizard, the wizard, or wizards may refer to: * Wizard (fantasy), a fictional practitioner of magic * Wizard (supernatural), a practitioner of magic Art, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Wizard (Archie Comics), a comic book superhero * Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games * Wizard (DC Comics), a comic book villain * Wizard (''Dungeons & Dragons''), the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character class * Wizard (Marvel Comics), a comic book villain * Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful beings in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien *"The Wizard", the villain of the serial '' Batman and Robin'' * Wizard of Oz (character), in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its movie adaptations * Wizards (''Discworld''), major characters in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series Film * ''The Wizard'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent horror film * ''The Wizard'' (1989 film), a 1989 American film about a skilled video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Wonder
''Modern Wonder'' was a largely factual magazine aimed at boys and young men. It had many articles and pictures on science, engineering and warfare etc. In some of the magazines, the Flash Gordon comic strip is printed in colour on the back cover. Issues were always 16 pages in length, with the covers and inside two pages printed in colour. The magazine was printed in Great Britain by Odhams Press. The magazine was in a tabloid format, approximate dimensions 36 cm x 27 cm. The magazine (cost twopence, every Wednesday) began publication in May 1937 under the title ''Modern Wonder'', and went through a few name changes, becoming ''Modern Wonders'' in December 1939 and ''Modern World'' from March 1940 until the magazine stopped in March 1941, possibly due to wartime paper shortages in England Rationing was introduced temporarily by the British government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war. At the start of the Second World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotspur (comic)
''The Hotspur'' was a British boys' paper published by D. C. Thomson & Co. From 1933 to 1959, it was a boys' story paper; it was relaunched as a comic in October 1959, initially called the ''New Hotspur'', and ceased publication in January 1981. Story paper ''The Hotspur'' was launched on 2 September 1933 as a story paper, the last of the 'Big Five'. The first issue came with a black mask as a free gift and contained an offer for an electric shock machine: Thomson's 'Big Five' papers were extremely successful; the name was used by both readers and the industry. In 1939 the company advertised combined weekly sales of over a million for the group; the first issue of ''The Hotspur'' sold over 350,000 copies. ''The Hotspur'' specialised in school stories; its ''Red Circle School'' stories replaced the public school stories in rival publisher Amalgamated Press' ''The Gem'' and ''The Magnet'' as reader favourites. Like other British children's publications, ''The Hotspur'' was pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rover (comic)
''The Rover'' was a British boys' story paper which started in 1922. It absorbed ''Adventure'' becoming ''Rover And Adventure'' in 1961 and ''The Wizard'' becoming ''Rover And Wizard'' in 1963, and eventually folded in 1973. It included characters such as Alf Tupper and Matt Braddock Matt Braddock, VC and bar, is a fictional World War II bomber pilot who first appeared in prose adventures in the story paper '' The Rover'' in 1952, and later as a comic strip in '' The Victor'' (1961–83) and ''Warlord'' (1974).Denis Gifford, ..., early examples of the "working class hero". References British boys' story papers Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1922 Magazines disestablished in 1973 1922 establishments in the United Kingdom 1973 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom {{UK-comics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoolgirl (magazine)
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