The Boys' Herald
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| Editor | Hamilton Edwards |
|---|---|
| Categories | Story paper |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | 1903 |
| Final issue | 1913 |
| Company | Amalgamated Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
The Boys' Herald (subtitled: A Healthy Paper for Manly Boys) was a boy's story paper published by Amalgamated Press in England from 1903. It was a companion paper to The Boys' Friend and The Boys' Realm. It mostly ran adventure stories and sold for 1d. It ceased publication in 1913.[1]
All three of the papers were served by the same writers: Sidney Drew, Maxwell Scott, Herbert Maxwell, S. Clark Hook, T.C. Bridges, Reginald Way, Henry Johnson, Alec G. Pearson, Henry St. Jon, John Tregellis, John Hunter, William Murray Graydon, Robert Leighton and Arthur S. Hardy.[2]
References
- ^ Turner, E.S. (2003). All Quiet on the Home Front — an Oral History of Life in Britain During the First World War. Headline.
- ^ van Emden, Richard and Humphries, Steve (1948). Boys Will Be Boys: The Story of Sweeney Todd, Deadwood Dick, Sexton BlakeBilly Bunter, Dick Barton et al. Faber & Faber.
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External links
- Magazine Data File
- Issues of The Boys' Herald at the Friardale Website
- The Boys' Herald list of issues at The FictionMags Index
