List of Early 20th-Century British Children's Magazines and Annuals
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Children's Magazines and Annuals:
A variety of magazines and annuals for children were published in Britain from the mid 19th century onwards. Many of the periodicals produced their own annuals, which sometimes shared the name of the magazine exactly, as Little Folks or changed the title slightly, as in the case of the Boy's
(and Girl's
) Own Paper, which became the Boy's (or Girl's) Own Annual.
Included in the list below are magazines which started earlier, or finished later than the period 1900-1949, if they were available during that period.
A variety of magazines and annuals for children were published in Britain from the mid 19th century onwards. Many of the periodicals produced their own annuals, which sometimes shared the name of the magazine exactly, as Little Folks or changed the title slightly, as in the case of the Boy's
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 also instil Christian morals...
(and Girl's
Girl's Own Paper
Girl's Own Paper was a British story paper catering for girls and young women, published from 1880 until 1956.- Publishing history :The first weekly number of the Girl's Own Paper appeared on January 3, 1880. As with its male counterpart the Boy's Own Paper, the magazine was published by the...
) Own Paper, which became the Boy's (or Girl's) Own Annual.
Included in the list below are magazines which started earlier, or finished later than the period 1900-1949, if they were available during that period.
- Boy's Own AnnualBoy's Own PaperThe 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 also instil Christian morals...
(1879-1967) - Girl's Own AnnualGirl's Own PaperGirl's Own Paper was a British story paper catering for girls and young women, published from 1880 until 1956.- Publishing history :The first weekly number of the Girl's Own Paper appeared on January 3, 1880. As with its male counterpart the Boy's Own Paper, the magazine was published by the...
(1880-1956) - Jabberwock: a Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls (1905-1907)
- The MagnetThe MagnetThe Magnet was a United Kingdom weekly boys' story paper published by Amalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1683 issues. Each issue contained a long school story about the boys of Greyfriars School, a fictional public school located somewhere in Kent, and were written...
(1908-1940) - Schoolgirl's Own Annual (1921-1936)
- Greyfriars Holiday Annual (1920s)
- British Girl's Annual (1920s)
- Hulton's Girls' Stories (1920s)
- Mrs Strang's Annual (1919-1926)
- Oxford Annual for Girls (1927-1939)
- Little Folks (1871-1932)
- The DandyThe DandyThe Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
(1937-) - The BeanoThe BeanoThe Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
(1938-) - The GemThe GemThe Gem was a story paper published in Great Britain by Amalgamated Press in the early 20th century, predominately featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school "St. Jim's". These stories were all written using the pen-name of Martin Clifford, the majority by Charles Hamilton who was...
(1907-) - Girls' Friend (1899-1931)
- Girls' Realm (1890s-1914)
- School Friend (1919-1929)
- NB this is a different magazine from the Amalgamated Press girls' paper of the same name which ran 1950 to 1965, and then after its incorporation with June, as June and School Friend until 1981
- Schoolgirl (1929-1940)
- Rover (1922-1980s)
- Hotspur (1933-1980s)
- Modern WonderModern Wonder (factual boys magazine)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 usually around 20 pages in length, with...
(1930s early 1940s) - Wizard (1922-1980s)
- Children's Newspaper (1919-1965)
- Every Girl's Magazine (1878-)
- The Lion Annual (1954-1982)