Like passing through a portal in time to read this, to imagine the boy in flannel pyjamas absorbed by its pages until lights out in whatever seaside prep school his parents had abandoned him.
Empire is still a major influence – witness Pambardi, the Hooded Snake – a scary tale of human sacrifice, in both senses of the word, written by a vicar no less. Then it’s on to Borneo for a real-life tale of barbaric tongs and terror that would have done Robert E Howard proud.
What strikes you in reading this publication is the very high level of reading skills demanded of the child for which it was intended. For example, there’s an interminable article on how to create a wooden puzzle that quite frankly would have defeated Einstein, followed by a scholarly article on grass snakes that may still be used in a post-graduate course. Were children ever truly that intelligent and articulate?
A marvellous historical resource
Additional Information
Content:
The Boy's Own Paper [v14 #697, May 21, 1892] ed. Anon. (1d, 16pp)
Page 529:
The Voyage of the "Boadicea" [Part 1 of 18] serial by Geo. B. Perry
Page 531:
Pambardi: The Hooded Snake. A Tale of Adventure in Travancore [Part 6 of 6] serial by Rev. R. D'O. Martin . Illustration by Frank Feller
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The Orchid Seekers. A Story of Adventure and Peril in Borneo [Part 17 of 31] serial by Ashmore Russan and Frederick Boyle. Illustration by Alfred Pearse
Page 534:
Just Like Jack: A Story of the Brine and the Breeze [Part 16 of 27] serial by Gordon Stables
Page 536:
The Boys of Birchwell Hall [Part 4 of 10] serial by Burnett Fallow
Page 538:
A Telegraph Boy's Story short story by "602 T"
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Some Puzzling Constructions in Wood article by H. F. Hobden
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My Grass Snakes article by C. Somerville Watson
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Hints on Choosing Photographic Apparatus and Beginning Work as an Amateur [Part 1 of 5] article by Reginald A. R. Bennett
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Short, if not Sweet short story by Philip Kent
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