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1 y separately published work icon Boy's Own Paper (International) assertion George A. Hutchison (editor), George Andrew Hutchison (editor), A. L. Haydon (editor), Geoffrey Richard Pocklington (editor), George J. H. Northcroft (editor), Robert Harding (editor), Leonard Halls (editor), Jack Cox (editor), James Macaulay (editor), 1879 United Kingdom (UK) : Religious Tract Society Lutterworth Purnell and Sons BPC Publishing , Z1389083 1879 periodical (1 issues) A children's weekly story magazine, aimed at teenage boys, published in the United Kingdom from 1879 (first issue, January 19) to 1967. It was originally published by the Religious Tract Society, but was taken over by Lutterworth Press in 1939. In 1963 Purnell and Sons took over its publication. It was published at the end of its life in 1967 by BPC Publishing Ltd. It was published weekly following the school year (Autumn through to Summer) until November 1913, when it became a monthly. 2,511 issues of the paper were published, and each year's issues were bound together and sold as the Boy's Own Annual.
1 y separately published work icon The Coming of Chloe : A Story of the Australian Bush Daisy Darvill , London : Religious Tract Society , 1924 Z1557318 1924 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Daddy's Ducklings E. Everett-Green , London : Religious Tract Society , 1921 Z1909189 1921 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Alan Dale Sylvanus , London : Religious Tract Society , 1921 Z1052555 1921 single work children's fiction children's Romance of a lost heir, brought up by gypsies in England and sent as a boy to Port Arthur.
1 y separately published work icon A Little Aversion 'Tasman' , London : Religious Tract Society , 1910 Z862302 1910 single work novel romance young adult
1 y separately published work icon The Black Cockatoo : A Story of Western Australia Bessie Marchant , London : Religious Tract Society , 1910 Z844345 1910 single work novel young adult
1 2 y separately published work icon Will Aylmer : A Tale of the Australian Bush Laura Bogue Luffmann , London : Religious Tract Society , 1909 Z1175772 1909 single work children's fiction children's 'Describes farming life in Gippsland, Victoria, at the turn of the century. When the children are orphaned, they keep the farm and family together, as they fight off bushfires and floods and generally support each other. Through Will's growing appreciation of the work of his sister Annie, this novel recognises the essential contribution of the women of the bush' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 267).
1 y separately published work icon Love and a Will o'the Wisp H. Louisa Bedford , London : Religious Tract Society , 1908 Z1618697 1908 single work novel young adult
1 y separately published work icon The Boy Settler, or, The Adventures of Sydney Bartlett H. C. Storer , London : Religious Tract Society , 1907 Z1560248 1907 single work children's fiction children's adventure Sydney Bartlett leaves Liverpool in England for New Zealand. Meanwhile, his friend Beatrice ends up in Australia with her Aunt. After several adventures, Sydney hears news of Beatrice and travels to Australia to see her. Sydney asks Beatrice to marry him, and after her initial resistance is worn down by his persistent kindness, she says yes and they plan to settle in Victoria.
1 y separately published work icon The Settlers of Karossa Creek and Other Stories of Australian Bush Life Louis Becke , London : Religious Tract Society , 1906 Z325302 1906 selected work novella children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Voyage of the Stormy Petrel William Charles Metcalfe , London : Religious Tract Society , 1905 Z1555602 1905 single work children's fiction children's adventure William Mortimer, the captain of the Stormy Petrel, takes his family (including his daughter Jessie and sons William and Jackie) on a voyage to Australia. They visit Sydney and Melbourne, and along the way have many adventures, including braving a storm and an iceberg, rescuing a castaway, and uncovering a crime.
1 y separately published work icon The Heir of Bragwell Hall Alfred Beer , London : Religious Tract Society , 1904 Z1829693 1904 single work children's fiction children's
2 y separately published work icon The Wallaby-Man A. N. Rev. Malan , 1894 Z1542557 1894 single work children's fiction children's The titular Wallaby-Man, a thieving master of disguises, is named for his keeping a kangaroo and a wallaby on his English property. Two boys versed in the methods of Sherlock Holmes assist the police in his capture.
1 1 y separately published work icon Annie Carr : A Tale of Both Hemispheres 'One Who Was Born There' , London : Religious Tract Society , 1903 Z973901 1903 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction
1 y separately published work icon A Maid Whom There Were None to Praise H. Louisa Bedford , London : Religious Tract Society , 1901 Z1766445 1901 single work children's fiction children's
3 3 y separately published work icon The Wonder-Child : An Australian Story Ethel Turner , ( trans. G. W. Elberts with title Het wonderkind : een Australisch verhaal ) Gouda : G.B. van Goor Zonen , 1900-1999 Z838891 1900-1999 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon A Tale of Two Stowaways C. Ellis , London : Religious Tract Society , 1901 Z1531167 1901 selected work children's fiction children's A collection of three stories about the value of faith.
1 y separately published work icon Adventures in the South Pacific 'One Who Was Born There' , London : Religious Tract Society , 1900 Z1356960 1900 single work children's fiction children's adventure
1 y separately published work icon Tom Wallis : A Tale of the South Seas Louis Becke , London : Religious Tract Society , 1900-1999 Z328096 1900 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon A New Zealand Courtship and Other Work-a-Day Stories Elisabeth Boyd Bayly , London : Religious Tract Society , 1895 Z798417 1895 selected work short story
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