''Young England: A Illustrated Magazine for Boys Throughout the English-Speaking World'' is a British
story paper
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that was published from 1880 until 1937 and aimed at a similar audience to 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 ...
''.
Publishing history
The paper was published by the London
Sunday School Union
The Sunday School Union was a British ecumenical organisation devoted to promoting Sunday schools in Britain and abroad.
History
The Sunday School Union had been set up on 13 July 1803 "to encourage teachers to communicate with each other, impro ...
and was a continuation of an earlier paper, ''Kind Words for Boys and Girls''. The first issue went on sale on 3 January 1880. The paper began as a weekly but became a monthly and finally an annual publication.
Contents
The paper had adventure, school and historical stories; articles on topics such as science, natural history, sports, hobbies and crafts; as well as verse, competitions and puzzles.
Notable contributors
Among its contributors were Fenton Ash,
Harold Avery,
R. M. Ballantyne
Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, who wrote more than a hundred books. He was also an accomplished artist: he exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Acade ...
, T. C. Bridges,
Frank T. Bullen,
W. E. Cule
William Edward Cule (5 December 1870 – 13 July 1944) was a British author of children's books and several books for adults on Christian themes. In all, he wrote some thirty books encompassing a number of popular genres – public school storie ...
,
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
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, Henty Frith, Ross Harvey,
G. A. Henty
George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent. He is most well-known for his works of adventure fiction and historical fiction, including ''The Dragon & The Raven'' (1886), ''For The ...
, Ascott R. Hope,
W. H. G. Kingston, David Ker, J. P. Lamb, Robert Leighton, Percy Longhurst,
George Manville Fenn
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,
Rosa Mulholland
Rosa Mulholland, Lady Gilbert (1841 – 21 April 1921) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright.
Life
She was born in Belfast, the daughter of Dr. Joseph Stevenson Mulholland of Newry. Originally, Mulholland wished to become a painter, ...
,
F. St. Mars, Dr
William Gordon Stables
William Gordon Stables (21 May 1840 – 10 May 1910) was a Scottish-born medical doctor in the Royal Navy and a prolific author of adventure fiction, primarily for boys.
Life and works
William Gordon Stables was born in Aberchirder, in ...
,
Percy F. Westerman and
Fred Whishaw
Frederick James Whishaw (14 March 1854 – 8 July 1934) was a Russian-born British novelist, historian, poet and musician. A popular author of children's fiction at the turn of the 20th century, he published over forty volumes of his work betwee ...
.
List of editors
* Benjamin Clarke (1880 - 1889)
* Thomas Archer (1889 - 1894)
* Horace George Groser (c. 1920s)
Other papers of similar title
The annual ''Young Australia : An Illustrated Magazine for Boys Throughout the English-speaking World'' comprised the twelve monthly issues of ''Young England'' bound and issued with a new title for colonial sale.
References
Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom
Children's magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1880
Magazines disestablished in 1937
Magazines published in England
1880 in England
Magazines published in London
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