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.
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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 you ...
'' and ''Boy's Own Annual'' (1879–1967)
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The Girl's Own Paper
''The Girl's Own Paper'' (''G.O.P.'') was a British story paper catering to girls and young women, published from 1880 until 1956.
Publishing history
The first weekly number of ''The Girl's Own Paper'' appeared on 3 January 1880. As with its m ...
'' and ''Girl's Own Annual'' (1880–1956)
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Jabberwock: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls'' (1905–07)
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The Magnet
''The Magnet'' was a British weekly boys' story paper published by Amalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1,683 issues.
Each issue cost a halfpenny and contained a long school story about the boys of Greyfriars Sch ...
'' (1908–40)
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Schoolgirl's Own Annual'' (1921–36)
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Greyfriars Holiday Annual'' (1920s)
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British Girl's Annual
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'' (1920s)
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Hulton's Girls' Stories'' (1920s)
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Mrs Strang's Annual'' (1919–26)
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Oxford Annual for Girls'' (1927–39)
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Little Folks
''Little Folks'' was a monthly United States children's magazine for young readersKelly, R. Gordon, ''Children's Periodicals of the United States'', pages 282 - 285, Greenwood Press, 1984 from three to twelve years-old. It was founded by publi ...
'' (1871–1932)
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The Dandy
''The Dandy'' was a British children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after ''Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 Oct ...
'' (1937–)
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The Beano
''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-runn ...
'' (1938–)
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The Gem
''The Gem'' (1907–1939) was a story paper published in Great Britain by Amalgamated Press in the early 20th century, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. These stories were all written using the pe ...
'' (1907–39)
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Girls' Friend'' (1899–1931)
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Girls' Realm'' (1890s–1914)
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School Friend
''School Friend'' was the name of two different British weekly publications marketed toward girls, both of which were pioneering in their respective categories. The first ''School Friend'', published from 1919 to 1929, was the first story paper ...
'' (1919–29)
[This is a different magazine from the ]Amalgamated Press
The Amalgamated Press (AP) was a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur Alfred Harmsworth (1865–1922) in 1901, gathering his many publishing ventures together under one banner. At one point the ...
girls' paper of the same name that ran from 1950 to 1965, and then after its incorporation with ''June'', as ''June and School Friend'' until 1981.
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Schoolgirl'' (1929–40)
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Rover
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* Constance Rover (1910–2005), English historian
* Jolanda de Rover (born 1963), Dutch swimmer
* Rover Thomas (c. 1920–1998), Indigenous Australian artist
Places
* Rover, Arkansas, US
* Rover, Missouri, US
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Hotspur'' (1933–81)
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Modern Wonder'' (1930s and early 1940s)
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Wizard'' (1922–80s)
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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 ''Lo ...
'' (1919–65)
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Every Girl's Magazine'' (1878–?)
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The Lion Annual'' (1954–82)
See also
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British comics
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British comics are usually Comics anthology, comics antho ...
Notes
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Children's magazines published in the United Kingdom