Young England (magazine)
 |
Young England: A Illustrated Magazine for Boys Throughout the English-Speaking World is a British story paper that was published from 1880 until 1937 and aimed at a similar audience to the Boy's Own Paper.
Publishing history[edit]
The paper was published by the London Sunday School Union 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[edit]
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[edit]
Among its contributors were Fenton Ash, Harold Avery, R. M. Ballantyne, T. C. Bridges, Frank T. Bullen, W. E. Cule, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Henty Frith, Ross Harvey, G. A. Henty, Ascott R. Hope, W. H. G. Kingston, David Ker, J. P. Lamb, Robert Leighton, Percy Longhurst, George Manville Fenn, Rosa Mulholland, F. St. Mars, Dr William Gordon Stables, Percy F. Westerman and Fred Whishaw.
List of editors[edit]
- Benjamin Clarke (1880 - 1889)
- Thomas Archer (1889 - 1894)
- Horace George Groser (c. 1920s)
Other papers of similar title[edit]
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[edit]
 | This article about a literary magazine published in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
| This article about a literary magazine that publishes works of fiction is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
 | This children's magazine article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
- 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
- Literary magazines published in the United Kingdom stubs
- Fiction magazine stubs
- Children's magazine stubs