Science in the Nineteenth-Century Periodical

Science in the 19th Century Periodical

The Boy's Own Paper [1st]

Volume 5 (October 1882 to September 1883)

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [i].

The Boy's Own Annual

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	T Sulman Sulman, T (fl. 1855–1900) Engen 1985 Close View the register entry >> Engen, Rodney K. 1985. Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers, Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Microscopy, Electricity, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Instruments, Transport, Gender
Contains two vignettes: one shows a table on which rest a microscope, an electrostatic generator, a Leyden jar, and an electrochemical cell; another shows a young man pushing a velocipede, whilst walking next to a horse being ridden by a woman.

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [v].

Contents

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Instruments, Light, Pneumatics
Contains a vignette showing a surface on which rest a magnifying glass and a pneumatic jar.

Issue 195 (7 October 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 4.

Our Note Book

Anon

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes

[1] New Decorative Process

Subjects:	Chemistry, Aesthetics
Publications cited:	Century Magazine Century (1871–77) Scribner's Monthly (1877–81) Century Magazine (1881–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 4–6.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Physical Geography, Botany, Natural History, Geology, Climatology, Commerce
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 9–10.

The Troubles of Dominie [1/2]

Ascott R Hope, Author of "Playing Truant", "All By Himself", etc. Hope, Ascott Robert (later Robert Hope Moncrieff) (1846–1927) WBI RLIN
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Genre:	Short Fiction, Serial
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Natural History, Collecting, Ornithology, Animal Development, Sanitation, Political Economy, Libraries, Travel, Zoology, Exploration

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 10–11.

Snakes, and How to Tame Them [1/2]Arthur Stradling, 'Snakes, and How to Tame Them. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 25–26

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Dr Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [13]–14.

Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys [1/4]John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 22–23
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 42
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 54–55

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J Harrington Keene, Author of "Fish, and How to Catch Them", etc. Keene, John Harrington (fl. 1880) WBI
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Genre:	Instructions, Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Warne Browne Browne, Warne (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/5 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Natural History, Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Breeding, Education, Animal Development
People mentioned:	Francis T Buckland Buckland, Francis Trevelyan (1826–80) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Museum of Fish Culture, South Kensington Museum of Fish Culture, South Kensington Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 15.

Doings for the Month

[Gordon Stables] Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
Close View the register entry >> Cox, Jack 1982. Take a Cold Tub Sir! The Story of the Boy's Own Paper, Guildford: Lutterworth
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Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Zoology, Ornithology, Breeding, Animal Husbandry, Animal Development, Sanitation, Disease, Health, Horticulture

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [16].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Education, Periodicals \| Horticulture, Disease \| Light, Electricity, Instruments, Discovery \| Botany, Taxonomy, Nomenclature \| Zoology, Breeding \| Medical Practitioners, Education, Hospitals \| Collecting, Pharmaceuticals \| Chemistry, Domestic Economy \| Light, Instruments
People mentioned:	Thomas A Edison Edison, Thomas Alva (1847–1931) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Directory [of the Department of Science and Art] Directory [of the Department of Science and Art](1861–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>
See also:	John G Wood, 'Rabbit-Keeping', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 83–85

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Issue 196 (14 October 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 22–23.

Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part II [2/4]John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [13]–14
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 42
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 54–55

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J Harrington Keene, Author of "Fish, and How to Catch Them", etc. Keene, John Harrington (fl. 1880) WBI
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Genre:	Instructions, Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Warne Browne Browne, Warne (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/5 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Zoology, Breeding, Animal Development

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 25–26.

Snakes, and How to Tame Them. Part II [2/2]Arthur Stradling, 'Snakes, and How to Tame Them', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 10–11

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Dr Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Health, Nutrition, Animal Development, Anatomy

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 27–30.

How Piet the Bugler was Cured>

Mrs Carey-Hobson Carey-Hobson, Mrs (fl. 1879) BP1/1/27/1
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Genre:	Short Fiction
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	A P Pearse, Alfred (1856–1933) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Hunting, Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 32.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry \| Chemistry, Textbooks \| Zoology, Collecting, Display \| Entomology, Collecting \| Botany, Collecting, Display \| Disease, Medical Treatment \| Animal Behaviour, Nutrition, Health \| Ornithology, Animal Development \| Animal Development, Health \| Health, Superstition \| Education, Mathematics, Pharmaceuticals, Societies
Institutions mentioned:	Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Roscoe 1872 Roscoe, Henry Enfield 1872. Chemistry, Science Primers Series No. 2, London: Macmillan & Co. Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Theodore Wood, 'Outdoor Pastimes. Entomology in October', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 11

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Issue 197 (21 October 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 39–40.

Honey-Nesting in South Africa

Mrs Carey-Hobson Carey-Hobson, Mrs (fl. 1879) BP1/1/27/1
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Genre:	Short Fiction
Subjects:	Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Nutrition

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [41]–42.

How to Make a Violin [1/2]

Horace Petherick Petherick, Horace (1839–1919) RLIN
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Music, Instruments, Sound

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 42.

Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part III [3/4]John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [13]–14
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 22–23
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 54–55

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J Harrington Keene, Author of "Fish, and How to Catch Them", etc. Keene, John Harrington (fl. 1880) WBI
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Genre:	Instructions, Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Breeding, Animal Development

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 42–44.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Heroism
People mentioned:	Marco Polo, Polo, Marco (1254–1324) CBD Close View the register entry >> Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506) CBD Close View the register entry >> James Cook, Cook, James (1728–79) DSB Close View the register entry >> Jules-Sébastien-César D D'Urville D'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont (1790–1842) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 45–46.

Out-of-the-Way-Pets [1/3]Arthur Stradling, 'Out-of-the-Way-Pets', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 61–62
John Scoffern, 'Out-of-the-Way Pets: Tree-Frogs', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 603–04

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Dr Arthur Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Anatomy
People mentioned:	Clarence Bartlett Bartlett, Clarence, (of the Zoological Gardens) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/197/5 Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Zoological Society—Gardens Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Anon, 'The British Reptiles', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), facing 767

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 48.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Metallurgy, Heat, Instruments \| Ornithology, Comparative Philology \| Publishing, Technology \| Ornithology, Domestic Economy \| Palaeontology, Zoology, Geology \| Botany, Taxonomy, Statistics \| Animal Development, Time \| Ornithology, Animal Development \| Animal Development, Health \| Health, Superstition \| Education, Mathematics, Pharmaceuticals, Societies

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Issue 198 (28 October 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 54–55.

Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part IV [4/4]John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [13]–14
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 22–23
John H Keene, 'Trout and Salmon Breeding for Boys. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 42

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J Harrington Keene, Author of "Fish, and How to Catch Them", etc. Keene, John Harrington (fl. 1880) WBI
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Genre:	Instructions, Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Breeding, Animal Development, Wonder, Design, Nutrition
People mentioned:	Francis T Buckland, Buckland, Francis Trevelyan (1826–80) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Mr Edon Edon, Mr (curator at South Kensington Museum) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/198/1 Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Francis 1863 Francis, Francis 1863. Fish-Culture: A Practical Guide to the Modern System of Breeding and Rearing Fish, London: Routledge [and 2 others] Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 59.

Our Note Book

Anon

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

[1] Livingstone Livingstone, David (1813–73) ODNB
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Subjects:

Exploration, Religion, Reading

[2] A Cat Attacked by Two Blackbirds

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 61–62.

Out-of-the-Way-Pets [2/3]Arthur Stradling, 'Out-of-the-Way-Pets', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 45–46
John Scoffern, 'Out-of-the-Way Pets: Tree-Frogs', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 603–04

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Dr Arthur Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Specimen Trading, Nutrition, Health

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 63–64.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Military Technology \| Ornithology, Breeding \| Ornithology, Health, Nutrition \| Zoology, Display \| Disease, Medical Treatment \| Chemistry, Domestic Economy \| Meteorology, Instruments, Chemistry \| Heat, Light, Amusement \| Animal Development, Health \| Time, Astronomy, Measurement \| Ornithology, Animal Behaviour \| Magnetism, Instruments, Mapping \| Military Technology, Animal Behaviour, Horticulture
Publications cited:	Fishing Gazette, Fishing Gazette (1865–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >> Field, Field (1853–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >> Land and Water Land and Water (1866–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >> Francis 1867, Francis, Francis 1867. A Book on Angling: Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Angling in Every Branch with Explanatory Plates, etc, London: Longmans and Green Close View the register entry >> Keene 1881 Keene, John Harrington 1881. The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle-Making, London: "The Bazaar" Office Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'Boys' Dogs and all About Them. I—Dignity and Impudence', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 425–26 , W H Harris, 'Bees and Bee-Keeping for Boys', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 477 , John G Wood, 'Birds' Eggs and Egg Collecting', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 478–79 , John G Wood, 'The Aquarium; How to Form, Stock, and Keep It', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 611–13

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Issue 199 (4 November 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 76.

Our Royal Navy—Past and Present [1/2]Anon, 'Our Royal Navy—Past and Present. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 93–94

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Anon

Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Sachs Sachs, John (fl. 1858–99) Engen 1985 Close View the register entry >> Engen, Rodney K. 1985. Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers, Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Military Technology, Steam-power, War
See also:	Anon, 'Our British Navy—Past and Present', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 77

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 77.

Our British Navy—Past and Present

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	lith. (col.) [2]
Illustrators:	Emerik Emerik, —— (engraver) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/199/2 Close View the register entry >> / Binger Binger, Hijman (b. 1824) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Military Technology, War
See also:	Anon, 'Our Royal Navy—Past and Present', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 76

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 77–79.

Peculiar Punishments [1/2]T C H, 'Peculiar Punishments', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 250–53

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T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [9]
Subjects:	Crime, Ethnology, Anthropology, Technology, Cultural Geography, Exploration
People mentioned:	John H Speke Speke, John Hanning (1827–64) ODNB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 79.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Animal Husbandry, Sanitation, Health, Nutrition, Commerce, Ornithology, Display, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [80].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Measurement, Metrology \| Natural History, Specimen Trading, Periodicals \| Astronomy, Light, Measurement \| Heat, Technology \| Light, Theory
Publications cited:	Natural History Circular Natural History Circular (cited 1882) BP1/3/199/5 Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 200 (11 November 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 85–86.

How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models [1/5]The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 110–11
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 124–25
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 151
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 174

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The Headmaster Headmaster
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Subjects:	Railways, Technology, Amusement, Education

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 86.

Snakes' Eggs [1/2]Arthur Stradling, 'Snakes' Eggs', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 86

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Dr Arthur Stradling, Author of "Snakes and How to Tame Them", etc. Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour, Breeding

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 86–88.

Etiquette Extraordinary

T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [9]
Illustrators:	J Sachs Sachs, John (fl. 1858–99) Engen 1985 Close View the register entry >> Engen, Rodney K. 1985. Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers, Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Ethnology, Anthropology, Cultural Geography, Human Development, Animal Behaviour
People mentioned:	John Petherick, Petherick, John (1813–82) WBI Close View the register entry >> Paul B Du Chaillu, Du Chaillu, Paul Belloni (1831–1903) CBD Close View the register entry >> David Livingstone Livingstone, David (1813–73) ODNB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 93–94.

Our Royal Navy—Past and Present. Part II [2/2]Anon, 'Our Royal Navy—Past and Present', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 76

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Anon

Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Military Technology, War

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 96.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Railways, Nomenclature \| Medical Treatment, Disease, Quackery \| MIlitary Technology, Ethnology, Cultural Geography, Textbooks \| Light, Theory \| Chemistry, Entomology
Publications cited:	Wood 1868–70 Wood, John George 1868–70. The Natural History of Man: Being an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Uncivilized Races of Men [...] With New Designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, Zwecker, etc., etc. Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel, 2 vols, London: George Routledge & Sons Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 201 (18 November 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 86.

Snakes' Eggs [2/2]Arthur Stradling, 'Snakes' Eggs', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 86

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Dr Arthur Stradling, Author of "Snakes and How to Tame Them", etc. Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour, Breeding, Physiology, Heat
Institutions mentioned:	Zoological Society—Gardens, Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >> Jardin des Plantes, Paris Jardin des Plantes, Paris Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 110–11.

How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part II [2/5]The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 85–86
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 124–25
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 151
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 174

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The Headmaster Headmaster
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [5]
Subjects:	Railways, Technology, Amusement, Education

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 112.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Museums, Botany, Collecting, Display \| Heat, Technology \| Natural History, Collecting, Chemistry \| Temperance, Narcotics, Medical Treatment \| Pneumatics, Instruments, Invention \| Entomology, Taxonomy \| Military Technology, Engineering
People mentioned:	Evangelista Torricelli Torricelli, Evangelista (1608–47) DSB Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 112.

The "Boy's Own" Lifeboat Hospital Fund

Anon

Genre:	Announcement
Subjects:	Hospitals, Patronage, Periodicals

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Issue 202 (25 November 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 124–25.

How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part III [3/5]The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 85–86
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 110–11
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 151
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 174

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The Headmaster Headmaster
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [19]
Subjects:	Railways, Technology, Amusement, Education

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 127–28.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Botany, Collecting \| Ornithology, Display, Menageries \| Mathematics, Measurement \| Surgery, Societies \| Economic Geology, Commerce \| Education, Engineering, Electricity, Skill \| Railways, Transport \| Exploration, Travel, Textbooks \| Eschatology, Time, Religious Authority \| Education
People mentioned:	Emanuel Swedenborg Swedenborg, Emanuel (1688–1772) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Surgical Aid Society, Surgical Aid Society Close View the register entry >> South Kensington Museum South Kensington Museum Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Waterton 1879 Waterton, Charles 1879. Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824: With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, etc, for Cabinets of Natural History, new edn (with biographical introduction and explanatory index, by the Rev. J. G. Wood), London: Macmillan and Co. Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

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Issue 203 (2 December 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 135.

The "Boy's Own" Cot

Anon

Genre:	Poetry
Subjects:	Disease, Pollution, Class, Patronage, Periodicals

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 139.

Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up [1/4]Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 158–59
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 254–55
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 287–88

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "The Boy's Own Museum", etc. Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Collecting, Botany, Zoology, Display, Taxonomy
People mentioned:	H J Burton Burton, H J (taxidermist, of Wardour Street) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/203/2 Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 142–43.

At Close Quarters with a Boa-Constrictor

Anon

Genre:	Travelogue
Subjects:	Exploration, Natural History, Hunting, Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 143.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Animal Husbandry, Sanitation, Breeding, Nutrition, Health, Disease, Ornithology, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [144].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Geology, Collecting \| Chemistry, Metallurgy \| Disease, Medical Treatment \| Time, Measurement, Astronomy \| Nutrition, Nomenclature \| Zoology, Animal Development, Time \| Aeronautics, Railways, Dynamics \| Chemistry, Domestic Economy \| Horticulture
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

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Issue 204 (9 December 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 151.

How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part IV [4/5]The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 85–86
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 110–11
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 124–25
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 174

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The Headmaster Headmaster
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [6]
Subjects:	Railways, Technology, Amusement, Education

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 152–53.

Nearly Garotted: A Story of the Cuban Insurrection. Chapter II [2/4]

James Cox, RN, Author of "How I Lost My Finger", etc. Cox, James (RN) (fl. 1882) BP1/5/204/2
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Genre:	Short Fiction, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Natural History, Botany, Entomology, Zoology, Wonder, Natural Theology

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 155–58.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Ornithology, Natural History
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 158–59.

Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part II [2/4]Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 139
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 254–55
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 287–88

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "The Boy's Own Museum", etc. Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Dissection, Display, Collecting, Anatomy
Institutions mentioned:	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 160.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Chemistry, Textbooks \| Medical Treatment, Animal Development \| Health, Breeding, Animal Development \| Animal Husbandry, Exhibitions, Periodicals \| Domestic Economy, Heat \| Invention \| Narcotics, Disease \| Photography
Publications cited:	Field Field (1853–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 205 (16 December 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 164–66.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Physical Geography, Botany, Taxonomy
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 166.

Our Note Book

Anon

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Publications extracted:

Wynter Blyth Blyth, Wynter (Medical Officer of Health, Marylebone) (fl. 1882) BP1/5/205/2
Close View the register entry >>, Sanitary Record Sanitary Record (1874–98) Waterloo Directory
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[2] Diet for the Cyclist

Subjects:

Nutrition, Health

[3] The Whale-Fishing

Subjects:

Hunting, Statistics

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 174.

How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part V [5/5]The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 85–86
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 110–11
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 124–25
The Headmaster, 'How the Reedham Boys Make their Cardboard Models. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 151

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The Headmaster Headmaster
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [6]
Subjects:	Railways, Technology, Amusement, Education

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 176.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Ornithology, Disease, Death, Nutrition \| Botany, Display \| Light, Instruments, Amusement, Engineering \| Natural History, Collecting, Chemistry \| Archaeology, Museums \| Music, Instruments \| Sound, Charlatanry \| Astronomy
See also:	Anon [Mr Crompton], 'Ventriloquism, and How to Acquire the Art', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 206–07

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Issue 206 (23 December 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 179–83.

Christmas on Skreed Rock

Anon

Genre:	Short Fiction
Subjects:	Force, Instruments

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 191.

Some More Optical Toy Sports

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [4]
Illustrators:	Gilbert Gilbert, —— (artist) (fl. 1882) BP1/5/206/2 Close View the register entry >> / A Tissondier Tissondier, A (illustrator) (fl. 1882) BP1/5/206/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Light, Instruments, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 191.

The Polyopticon

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	J Blanadet Blanadet, J (fl. 1882) BP1/5/206/3 Close View the register entry >> / E Chauvet Chauvet, E (fl. 1882) BP1/5/206/3 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Light, Instruments, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 192.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Light, Amusement, Chemistry, Heat, Instruments
People mentioned:	Robert W E Bunsen Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard (1811–99) DSB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 192.

Common Optics of the Back Room [1/2]Anon, 'Common Optics of the Back Room', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 228

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Anon

Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Light, Amusement, Supernaturalism

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [193]–94.

Another Christmas Eve at Fairlight Lodge

Paul Blake, Author of "Birchington Academy", "Our Own Christy Minstrels", etc. Blake, Paul (fl. 1885) WBI
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Genre:	Short Fiction, Drama
Subjects:	Medical Practitioners

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Issue 207 (30 December 1882)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 212–14.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Nutrition, Hunting, Heat, Physiology, Chemistry
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 221.

Conjuring Extraordinary

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Subjects:	Magic, Charlatanry, Spiritualism, Superstition, Chemistry, Laboratories
People mentioned:	John N Maskelyne, Maskelyne, John Nevil (1839–1917) ODNB Close View the register entry >> George A Cooke, Cooke, George Alfred (fl. 1873) Dawes 1979 Close View the register entry >> Robert Houdin Houdin, Robert (1805–71) CBD Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 224.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Microscopy, Instruments, Entomology, Animal Behaviour \| Entomology, Collecting, Breeding \| Animal Development, Sanitation, Health, Nutrition, Cruelty, Breeding \| Zoology, Menageries, Display, Sanitation
See also:	John G Wood, 'The Aquarium; How to Form, Stock, and Keep It', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 611–13

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Issue 208 (6 January 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 228.

Common Optics of the Back Room [2/2]Anon, 'Common Optics of the Back Room', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 192

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Anon

Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Subjects:	Light, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 239.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Health, Animal Development, Animal Husbandry, Disease, Medical Treatment, Nutrition, Sanitation, Ornithology, Breeding, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 239.

The Lantern and Kaleidoscope

Anon

Genre:	Instructions
Subjects:	Light, Instruments, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [240].

Calendar for January

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Sound, Botany, Agriculture, Exhibitions

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [240].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Medical Treatment, Sanitation \| Magic, Charlatanry, Spiritualism \| Breeding, Specimen Trading \| Music, Sound \| Animal Behaviour, Sound \| Animal Development, Anatomy, Animal Behaviour, Nutrition \| Horticulture, Medical Treatment
People mentioned:	Annie E Fay Fay, Annie Eva (fl. 1925?) WBI Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Arthur Stradling, 'Ghosts at Holly Court', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 158

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Issue 209 (13 January 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 244–46.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Nutrition, Animal Development, Breeding, Animal Husbandry, Instruments, Astronomy, Navigation, Time, Medical Treatment
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 250–53.

Peculiar Punishments [2/2]T C H, 'Peculiar Punishments', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 77–79

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T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [7]
Subjects:	Crime, Ethnology, Anthropology, Cultural Geography, Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 254–55.

Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part III [3/4]Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 139
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 158–59
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 287–88

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "The Boy's Own Museum", etc. Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Subjects:	Hunting, Zoology, Display, Collecting, Anatomy
People mentioned:	H J Burton Burton, H J (taxidermist, of Wardour Street) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/203/2 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 255.

Winter Evening Amusements. The Lantern Praxinoscope

Anon

Genre:	Instructions
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Poyet Poyet, (artist) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/209/4 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Light, Magic, Instruments, Amusement
People mentioned:	M. Reynaud Reynaud, M. (fl. 1882) BP1/4/161/2 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 256.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Heat, Light, Chemistry, Display \| Breeding, Animal Development \| Veterinary Science, Education \| Metallurgy
Institutions mentioned:	Royal Veterinary College Royal Veterinary College Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Poultry Run', Boy's Own Paper, 4 (1881–1882), 595–97

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Issue 210 (20 January 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [257]–60.

My Friend Smith. Chapter XVI—How I Experienced Some of the Ups and Downs of Fortune [16/39]

The Author of "The Fifth Form at St Dominics", pseud. [Talbot B Reed] Reed, Talbot Baines (1852–93) ODNB
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Genre:	Short Fiction, Serial
Subjects:	Disease, Medical Treatment
Reprinted:	Reed 1889 Reed, Talbot Baines [1889], My Friend Smith: A Story of School and City Life [...], illus. by Gordon Browne (with a prefatory note by the editor of the 'Boy's Own Paper'), London: Religious Tract Society Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 260–61.

Jules Verne, Author of "The Giant Raft", "The Cryptogram", etc. Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Breeding, Animal Husbandry, Exploration
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 262.

Our Note Book

Anon

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Publications extracted:

Macaulay 1882 Macaulay, James [1882]. Sea Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil, London: Religious Tract Society
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[2] Colour of the Sea

Subjects:

Light, Physical Geography

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 262.

A Colossal Squid

Anon

Genre:	Reportage
Subjects:	Zoology
Publications cited:	Kirk 1880 Kirk, Thomas William 1880. 'On the Occurrence of a Giant Cuttlefish off the New Zealand Coast [1879]', Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 12, 310–313 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 267.

Snowed-Up in Canada. The Story of a Remarkable Sleigh Ride

Anon

Genre:	Short Fiction
Subjects:	Disease

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 268–69.

Crystals, and How to Make Them [1/2]John Scoffern, 'Crystals and How to Make Them. (Second Article)', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 318–19

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Dr Scoffern Scoffern, John (1814–82) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Illustrators:	E W, pseud. [Edward Whymper] Whymper, Edward (1840–1911) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Crystallography, Matter Theory, Vitalism, Medical Treatment, Wonder, Dissection, Chemistry, Experiment

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 269–70.

A Chat About Spiders [1/3]Arthur Stradling, 'A Chat About Spiders. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 278–79
Arthur Stradling, 'A Chat About Spiders. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 295

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Dr Arthur Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Providence, Entomology, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Physiology, Nutrition, Animal Development, Disease, Instruments, Measurement
People mentioned:	William B Carpenter Carpenter, William Benjamin (1813–85) DSB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 272.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Zoology, Ornithology, Botany, Natural History, Biogeography \| Ornithology, Nutrition \| Electricity, Instruments \| Physical Geography, Travel \| Railways, Transport, Statistics \| Zoology, Taxonomy, Animal Development \| Chemistry
People mentioned:	Thomas A Edison Edison, Thomas Alva (1847–1931) DSB Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 211 (27 January 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 276–78.

[Jules Verne] Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Ethnology, Race, Animal Behaviour
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 278–79.

A Chat About Spiders. Part II [2/3]Arthur Stradling, 'A Chat About Spiders', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 269–70
Arthur Stradling, 'A Chat About Spiders. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 295

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Dr Arthur Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Collecting, Specimen Trading
Institutions mentioned:	Zoological Society—Gardens Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 281–82.

Snow-Bound on the Sierra Nevada

Anon

Genre:	Short Fiction
Subjects:	Electricity, Technology, Light, Railways

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 287–88.

Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part IV [4/4]Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 139
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 158–59
Gordon Stables, 'Reptiles and Fishes: How to Stuff and Set Them Up. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 254–55

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "The Boy's Own Museum", etc. Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Zoology, Dissection, Anatomy, Display
People mentioned:	H J Burton Burton, H J (taxidermist, of Wardour Street) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/203/2 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 288.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Botany, Light \| Animal Development, Nutrition \| Heat, Dynamics \| Disease, Veterinary Science, Medical Practitioners \| Specimen Trading
People mentioned:	H J Burton Burton, H J (taxidermist, of Wardour Street) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/203/2 Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 212 (3 February 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 295.

A Chat About Spiders. Part III [3/3]Arthur Stradling, 'A Chat About Spiders', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 269–70
Arthur Stradling, 'A Chat About Spiders. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 278–79

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Dr Arthur Stradling CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Entomology, Taxonomy, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 303.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Animal Husbandry, Breeding, Sanitation, Ornithology, Disease, Nutrition, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [304].

Calendar for February

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Hunting, Agriculture, Exhibitions

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [304].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Botany, Collecting \| Electricity, Instruments \| Medical Practitioners, Education, Universities \| Steam-power, Engineering, Heat \| Ornithology, Anatomy \| Education
Institutions mentioned:	University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Directory [of the Department of Science and Art], Directory [of the Department of Science and Art](1861–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >> Land and Water, Land and Water (1866–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >> Field Field (1853–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 213 (10 February 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 308–10.

Jules Verne Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	L Benett Benett, L (fl. 1881) BP1/3/119/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Breeding
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 311–12.

A Strange Railway Accident. Part II [2/2]

W W Fenn, Author of "The Bold Rescue", etc. Fenn, W W (fl. 1883) BP1/5/213/2
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Genre:	Short Fiction, Serial
Subjects:	Railways, Accidents

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 313–15.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Natural History, Ornithology, Biological Diversity, Wonder, Natural Theology, Taxonomy, Animal Behaviour, Sound
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 318–19.

Crystals and How to Make Them. (Second Article) [2/2]John Scoffern, 'Crystals, and How to Make Them', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 268–69

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Dr Scoffern Scoffern, John (1814–82) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Crystallography, Light, Chemistry, Experiment, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 320.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Mathematics, Education \| Entomology, Periodicals \| Physical Geography, Measurement \| Breeding, Animal Development, Nutrition, Medical Treatment
People mentioned:	Euclid Euclid (fl. 295 BC) DSB Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 214 (17 February 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 324–26.

Jules Verne Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Hunting, Animal Behaviour, Race, Ethnology, Human Development
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 329–31.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Physical Geography, Wonder
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 331–32.

How to Skin, Stuff, and Mount a Bird in Five Minutes

Dr Stradling, CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Instructions
Subjects:	Ornithology, Display, Dissection, Anatomy

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 334.

Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. The Tools and Materials—Useful Hints [1/3]Gordon Stables, 'Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. II—Canary Breeding Cages, German and English', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 383–84
Gordon Stables, 'Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. III—Nests and Nest-Boxes—The German Method of Breeding—Hutches for Rabbits, Guinea-Pigs, Rats, and Squirrels', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 395–96

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	F H, pseud. [Frank Hobden] Hobden, Frank (fl. 1883) BP1/5/214/4 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Ornithology, Menageries, Domestic Economy

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 334–35.

What to do With a Dead Snake [1/3]Arthur Stradling, 'What to do With a Dead Snake. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351
Arthur Stradling, 'What to do With a Dead Snake. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351

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Dr Arthur Stradling, CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Hunting, Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Display

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 336.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Photography, Light \| Invention, Utilitarianism \| Physical Geography, Nomenclature, Societies \| Zoology, Societies \| Light, Architecture, Accidents \| Physical Geography, Imperialism, Societies \| Light, Instruments \| Psychology, Disease, Medical Treatment \| Light, Instruments, Heat, Travel \| Physical Geography, Statistics \| Astronomy, Light, Instruments \| Physical Geography, Discovery, Cultural Geography, Superstition \| Astronomy, Instruments, Mapping, Measurement \| Zoology, Statistics \| Electricity, Instruments
People mentioned:	William Cubitt, Cubitt, Sir William (1785–1861) ODNB Close View the register entry >> James Cook, Cook, James (1728–79) DSB Close View the register entry >> Philip L Sclater, Sclater, Philip Lutley (1829–1913) DSB Close View the register entry >> Abel J Tasman, Tasman, Abel Janszoon (1603–c. 59) CBD Close View the register entry >> Jean D M De Surville Surville, Jean François Marie De (1717–70) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Royal Society, Royal Society of London Close View the register entry >> Zoological Society, Zoological Society of London Close View the register entry >> Religious Tract Society Religious Tract Society Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Penning 1876 Penning, William Henry 1876. Field Geology, London: Baillière, and Tindall & Cox Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Anon, 'Our Note Book [1] Water Telescopes [2] Water Spectacles', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 38–39

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Issue 215 (24 February 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 339.

Our Note Book

Anon

Genre:

Regular Feature—Notes; Extract

Publications extracted:

Benjamin W Richardson Richardson, Benjamin Ward (1828–96) DSB
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[1] The Use of Tobacco by Boys

Subjects:	Narcotics, Medical Practitioners, Disease, Health, Physiology, Mental Illness
Publications cited:	Medical Reporter (Philadelphia) Medical Reporter (Philadelphia) (1858–1900+) COPAC Close View the register entry >>

[2] Oil Experiments at Aberdeen

Subjects:

Industry, Experiment

[3] Waterproof Coats and Tricycling

Subjects:

Health

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 340–42.

Jules Verne Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Illustrators:	L Benett Benett, L (fl. 1881) BP1/3/119/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Exploration, Hunting, Animal Behaviour, Taxonomy
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 347.

Life Among the Red Indians [1/3]Henry Tinson, 'Life Among the Red Indians. Chapter II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 365–66
Henry Tinson, 'Life Among the Red Indians. Chapter III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 379–81

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Henry Tinson Tinson, Henry (fl. 1883) BP1/5/215/3
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Warne Browne Browne, Warne (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/5 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Anthropology, Race, Cultural Geography

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351.

What to do With a Dead Snake. Part II [2/3]Arthur Stradling, 'What to do With a Dead Snake', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 334–35
Arthur Stradling, 'What to do With a Dead Snake. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351

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Dr Arthur Stradling, CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Zoology, Dissection, Anatomy, Display, Disease

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351.

Our Prize Competitions

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Representation, Railways, Amusement
People mentioned:	Nathaniel Barnaby Barnaby, Sir Nathaniel (1829–1915) ODNB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [352].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Physical Geography, Statistics \| Light, Instruments \| Mathematics, Instruments \| Geology, Education \| Prognostication, Charlatanry
People mentioned:	Robert W E Bunsen Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard (1811–99) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Royal School of Mines Royal School of Mines Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Hudleston 1883 Hudleston, Wilfrid Hudleston 1883. 'On Deep-Sea Investigation [1881]', Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 7, 245–80 Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 216 (3 March 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 356–58.

Jules Verne Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [4]
Illustrators:	L Benett Benett, L (fl. 1881) BP1/3/119/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Disease, Hunting, Animal Husbandry, Race, Animal Behaviour
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351.

What to do With a Dead Snake. Part III [3/3]Arthur Stradling, 'What to do With a Dead Snake', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 334–35
Arthur Stradling, 'What to do With a Dead Snake. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 351

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Dr Arthur Stradling, CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Zoology, Display, Dissection, Anatomy, Menageries
Institutions mentioned:	United Services Museum United Services Museum Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 365–66.

Life Among the Red Indians. Chapter II [2/3]Henry Tinson, 'Life Among the Red Indians', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 347
Henry Tinson, 'Life Among the Red Indians. Chapter III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 379–81

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Henry Tinson Tinson, Henry (fl. 1883) BP1/5/215/3
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Subjects:	Anthropology, Race, Physiognomy, Cultural Geography, Hunting, Superstition, Medical Treatment, Photography

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 367.

The "Boy's Own" Lifeboat Hospital Fund

Anon

Genre:	Announcement
Subjects:	Hospitals, Patronage, Periodicals
Institutions mentioned:	Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Royal National Lifeboat Institution Close View the register entry >> London Hospital London Hospital Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 367.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Husbandry, Breeding, Animal Development, Disease, Sanitation, Ornithology, Nutrition, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [368].

Calendar for March

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Agriculture, Exhibitions, Meteorology

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [368].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Disease, Medical Treatment \| Ornithology, Disease, Sanitation, Medical Treatment, Nutrition \| Animal Behaviour, Education \| Metallurgy, Chemistry \| Zoology, Biogeography \| Astronomy, Instruments \| Engineering, Education
Institutions mentioned:	Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill College Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 217 (10 March 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 372–74.

Jules Verne Verne, Jules (1828–1905) CBD
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Display
Reprinted:	Verne 1883 Verne, Jules 1883. Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery, trans. by W J Gordon, London: Sampson Low & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 379–81.

Life Among the Red Indians. Chapter III [3/3]Henry Tinson, 'Life Among the Red Indians', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 347
Henry Tinson, 'Life Among the Red Indians. Chapter II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 365–66

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Henry Tinson Tinson, Henry (fl. 1883) BP1/5/215/3
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Genre:	Travelogue, Serial
Subjects:	Anthropology, Cultural Geography, Medical Treatment, Physiognomy, Race, Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 381.

Transmission of Mechanical Force

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	Perot Perot (artist) (fl. 1881–83) BP1/5/217/3 , BP1/3/112/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Force, Mechanics, Physics, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 382–83.

A Conjuror's Revenge

Dr Stradling Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay
Subjects:	Magic, Charlatanry, Controversy
People mentioned:	Robert Houdin, Houdin, Robert (1805–71) CBD Close View the register entry >> Chevalier Pinetti, Pinett, Chevalier (conjuror) (fl. 1783) WBI Close View the register entry >> John N Maskelyne, Maskelyne, John Nevil (1839–1917) ODNB Close View the register entry >> George A Cooke, Cooke, George Alfred (fl. 1873) Dawes 1979 Close View the register entry >> Alexander Hermann, Hermann, Alexander (1844–1896) http://www.uelectric.com/pastimes/hermann.htm Close View the register entry >> H S Lynn, Lynn, 'Dr' H S (formerly John Simmons) (c. 1835–99) http://www.uelectric.com/pastimes/lynn.htm Close View the register entry >> Henri Decremps Decremps, Henri (1746–c. 1826) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Houdin 1868, Houdin, Robert 1868. Les secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie. Comment on devient sorcier [...], Paris: Michel-Lévy frères Close View the register entry >> Decremps 1784–85 Decremps, Henri 1784–85. La magie blanche dévoilée; ou, Explication des tours surprennants, qui font depuis peu l'admiration de la capitale et de la province, avec des réflexions sur la baguette divinatoire, les automates joueurs d'échecs, etc., Paris: Langlois Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Anon, 'Conjuring Extraordinary', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 221

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 383–84.

Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. II—Canary Breeding Cages, German and English [2/3]Gordon Stables, 'Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. The Tools and Materials—Useful Hints', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 334
Gordon Stables, 'Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. III—Nests and Nest-Boxes—The German Method of Breeding—Hutches for Rabbits, Guinea-Pigs, Rats, and Squirrels', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 395–96

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Ornithology, Breeding, Menageries, Display
People mentioned:	Mr Abrahams Abrahams, Mr (naturalist, of George Street East) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/197/5 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 384.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Aeronautics, Heat, Light, Amusement \| Entomology, Zoology, Representation \| Zoological Gardens, Chemistry \| Hospitals, Medical Treatment \| Railways, Statistics \| Astronomy, Observation \| Photography
Institutions mentioned:	Zoological Society—Gardens, Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >> St Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital Close View the register entry >>
See also:	John Scoffern, 'Fire-Balloons and Gas-Balloons: How to Use and Make Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 70 , Anon, 'Some Typical British Butterflies', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), facing [i] , Anon, 'The British Reptiles', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), facing 767 , Anon, 'The British Freshwater Fishes', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), facing 567

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Issue 218 (17 March 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 395–96.

Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. III—Nests and Nest-Boxes—The German Method of Breeding—Hutches for Rabbits, Guinea-Pigs, Rats, and Squirrels [3/3]Gordon Stables, 'Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. The Tools and Materials—Useful Hints', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 334
Gordon Stables, 'Cages and Hutches: How to Make Them. II—Canary Breeding Cages, German and English', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 383–84

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Gordon Stables, MD, RN Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [5]
Subjects:	Ornithology, Breeding, Menageries, Display, Animal Behaviour
People mentioned:	Mr Abrahams Abrahams, Mr (naturalist, of George Street East) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/197/5 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 396–98.

Podoscaphs, or Water-Velocipedes

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Illustrators:	A Tissondier Tissondier, A (illustrator) (fl. 1882) BP1/5/206/2 Close View the register entry >> / Gilbert Gilbert, —— (artist) (fl. 1882) BP1/5/206/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Transport, Invention, Amusement

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 400.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Ornithology, Animal Development, Nutrition \| Disease, Nutrition, Sanitation, Medical Treatment \| Animal Development, Menageries, Cruelty \| Animal Behaviour, Sound \| Animal Development, Education \| Physical Chemistry, Crystallography \| Aeronautics, Amusement \| Astronomy, Measurement \| Military Technology, Morality \| Metallurgy, Chemistry \| Animal Development, Sanitation
People mentioned:	John Bell, Bell, John (1746/7–98) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Henry Trengrouse, Trengrouse, Henry (1772–1854) ODNB Close View the register entry >> John Dennett Dennett, John (1790–1852) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Zoological Society—Gardens Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Ascott R Hope, 'Adventures of a Boston Boy Amongst Savages. Chapter VI', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 89–91

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Issue 219 (24 March 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing [409].

A Promising Outlook

Anon

Genre:	eng. (col.)
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Emerik Emerik, —— (engraver) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/199/2 Close View the register entry >> / Binger Binger, Hijman (b. 1824) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Photography

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [409]–10.

Wild Beast Tamers and Their Pupils

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	G H Edwards Edwards, G H (fl. 1883) BP1/5/219/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Education, Hunting, Exhibitions, Display, Amusement
People mentioned:	Isaac Van Amburgh, Van Amburgh, Isaac (1805?–65) WBI Close View the register entry >> George Wombwell Wombwell, George (1777–1850) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Lambeth Close View the register entry >> Zoological Society—Gardens, Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >> Wombwell's menagerie, Wombwell's Menagerie Close View the register entry >> Hilton's menagerie, Hilton's Menagerie Close View the register entry >> Mrs Edmond's menagerie Edmond's (Mrs) Menagerie Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 416.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Zoology, Display \| Animal Behaviour, Nutrition \| Electrochemistry, Discovery, Electricity \| Mapping, Textbooks \| Mathematics, Proof \| Electricity, Engineering, Education \| Engineering, War, Education \| Medical Practitioners, Education, War \| Animal Behaviour, Ornithology, Textbooks
People mentioned:	Luigi Galvani, Galvani, Luigi (1737–98) DSB Close View the register entry >> Jan Swammerdam Swammerdam, Jan (1637–80) DSB Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'Boys' Dogs and all About Them. I—Dignity and Impudence', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 425–26 , Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

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Issue 220 (31 March 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 421–22.

Precious Stones [1/2]G Forde, 'Precious Stones. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 446

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[G Forde] Forde, G (fl. 1883) BP1/5/220/1
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Geology, Commerce, Superstition, Magic

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 425–27.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 430.

How to Make a Glass Spiral Spring Out of a Wine Bottle

Dr Scoffern Scoffern, John (1814–82) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Perot Perot (artist) (fl. 1881–83) BP1/5/217/3 , BP1/3/112/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Chemistry, Experiment

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 432.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Disease, Medical Treatment, Animal Development \| Biogeography, Zoology \| Specimen Trading, Animal Behaviour, Nutrition \| Ornithology, Comparative Philology, Animal Behaviour, Gas Chemistry, Breeding \| Ornithology, Animal Behaviour \| Entomology, Collecting \| Engineering, Education \| Metallurgy, Physical Chemistry \| Physics, Matter Theory, Gravity, Measurement \| Steamships, Architecture, Education \| Menageries
Institutions mentioned:	Maudslay Sons and Field Ltd, Maudslay Sons & Field Ltd, firm Close View the register entry >> School of Naval Architecture School of Naval Architecture Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Lockyer 1868, Lockyer, Joseph Norman 1868. Elementary Lessons in Astronomy, London: Macmillan Close View the register entry >> Airy 1849, Airy, George Biddell 1849. Six Lectures on Astronomy: Delivered at the Meetings of the Friends of the Ipswich Museum, at the Temperance Hall, Ipswich, in the Month of March, 1848, London: Simpkin and Marshall Close View the register entry >> Baily 1836–39 Baily, Francis 1836–39. 'On the Repetition of the Cavendish Experiment for Determining the Mean Density of the Earth', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4, 96–97 Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 221 (7 April 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 446.

Precious Stones. Part II [2/2][G Forde], 'Precious Stones', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 421–22

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G Forde Forde, G (fl. 1883) BP1/5/220/1
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Geology, Mining, Commerce

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 447.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Husbandry, Breeding, Animal Development, Specimen Trading, Nutrition, Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 447–48.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Mathematics, Invention \| Meteorology, Instruments \| Ornithology, Breeding, Nutrition \| Ornithology, Animal Development \| Animal Development, Disease, Medical Treatment \| War, Measurement, Mathematics, Meteorology, Instruments \| Animal Behaviour, Exhibitions \| Geology, Statistics \| Meteorology, Instruments \| Geology, Measurement \| Engineers, War \| Homeopathy
People mentioned:	William R Hamilton, Hamilton, Sir William Rowan (1805–65) DSB ODNB Close View the register entry >> John Hadley Hadley, John (1682–1744) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Kelland and Tait 1873 Kelland, Philip and Tait, Peter Guthrie 1873. Introduction to Quaternions, with Numerous Examples, London: Macmillan & Co. Close View the register entry >>
See also:	A Professional Judge, 'The Boy's Own Pigeon Loft and Dovecot. Part I—Introduction—The Triangular Dovecot—The Garden Dovecot—The Garden Dovecot—The Pigeon Loft Proper—Plenty of Room an Essential—The Fittings, Shelves, and Nest-Pans—The Roosting Perches—Robinson Crusoe', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 321

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [447].

Calendar for April

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Scientific Practitioners, Darwinism
People mentioned:	Charles R Darwin Darwin, Charles Robert (1809–82) DSB Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 222 (14 April 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 453–54.

Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands [1/3]T C H, 'Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 798
T C H, 'Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 810

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T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Anthropology, Ethnology, Cultural Geography, Amusement, Breeding, Hunting
People mentioned:	James Cook Cook, James (1728–79) DSB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 457–59.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 459–60.

Spiritualism at Home [1/3]Arthur Stradling, 'Spiritualism at Home. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 471
Arthur Stradling, 'Spiritualism at Home. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 495–96

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Dr Stradling Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Spiritualism, Magic, Charlatanry, Supernaturalism
People mentioned:	William H H Davenport, Davenport, William Henry Harrison (1841–77) WBI Close View the register entry >> Ira E Davenport, Davenport, Ira Erastus (1839–1911) WBI Close View the register entry >> John H Pepper, Pepper, John Henry (1821–1900) ODNB Close View the register entry >> John N Maskelyne, Maskelyne, John Nevil (1839–1917) ODNB Close View the register entry >> George A Cooke Cooke, George Alfred (fl. 1873) Dawes 1979 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 464.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Light, Magic, Instruments \| Heat, Amusement \| Human Development

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Issue 223 (21 April 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 471.

Spiritualism at Home. Part II [2/3]Arthur Stradling, 'Spiritualism at Home', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 459–60
Arthur Stradling, 'Spiritualism at Home. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 495–96

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Dr Stradling Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Spiritualism, Magic, Charlatanry

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 480.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Botany, Animal Development, Domestic Economy \| Metallurgy, Heat \| Animal Development, Disease, Medical Treatment \| Geology, Collecting \| Railways, Invention
People mentioned:	Nicolas J Cugnot, Cugnot, Nicolas Joseph (1725–1804) CBD Close View the register entry >> Oliver Evans, Evans, Oliver (1755–1819) CBD Close View the register entry >> William Symington, Symington, William (1764–1831) ODNB Close View the register entry >> William Murdoch Murdoch, William (1754–1839) ODNB Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 224 (28 April 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 495–96.

Spiritualism at Home. Part III [3/3]Arthur Stradling, 'Spiritualism at Home', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 459–60
Arthur Stradling, 'Spiritualism at Home. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 471

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Dr Stradling Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Spiritualism, Magic, Charlatanry

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 496.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Electricity, Telegraphy, Instruments, Reading \| Medical Practitioners, Education, Periodicals \| Animal Husbandry, Statistics \| Astronomy, Heat, Measurement \| Electricity, Light, Instruments \| Mathematics, Instruments \| Ornithology, Taxonomy, Sound \| Patents
People mentioned:	Robert W E Bunsen Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard (1811–99) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Lancet Lancet (1823–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'Parrots and All About Them', Boy's Own Paper, 4 (1881–1882), 126–28

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Issue 225 (5 May 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 497–99.

Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter VIII [8/21]Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter X', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [529]–32
]Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 569–71
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 617–19
[Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. Chapter XVI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [625]–27

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R M Ballantyne, Author of "The Red Man's Revenge", "Battles with the Sea", etc. Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825–94) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Natural History, Biological Diversity, Wonder, Natural Theology, Animal Behaviour
Reprinted:	Ballantyne 1885 Ballantyne, Robert Michael 1885. Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields, London: J. Nisbet & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 511.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Husbandry, Breeding, Animal Development, Sanitation, Health, Display, Disease, Medical Treatment, Nutrition, Ornithology, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [512].

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Medical Practitioners, War, Education \| Microscopy, Practice \| Chemistry, Domestic Economy \| Ornithology, Nutrition \| Zoology, Animal Development, Education
See also:	Arthur Stradling, 'Snakes, and How to Tame Them', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 10–11 , Arthur Stradling, 'Snakes, and How to Tame Them. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 25–26

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Issue 226 (12 May 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 527–28.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Entomology, Representation \| Electricity, Electrochemistry, Instruments \| Agriculture, Botany, Climatology \| Animal Development, Display, Health \| Railways, Statistics \| Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Sound, Anatomy \| Railways, Amusement \| Botany, Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Medical Practitioners, War \| Mathematics
Publications cited:	Directory [of the Department of Science and Art], Directory [of the Department of Science and Art](1861–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >> Engineer Engineer (1856–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Anon, 'Some Typical British Butterflies', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), facing [i] , Paul N Hasluck, 'Model Steam-Engines, and How to Make Them. Chapter I', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 750–51

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Issue 227 (19 May 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [529]–32.

Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter X [10/21]Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 497–99
]Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 569–71
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 617–19
[Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. Chapter XVI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [625]–27

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R M Ballantyne, Author of "The Red Man's Revenge", "Battles with the Sea", etc. Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825–94) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Electricity, Psychology
Reprinted:	Ballantyne 1885 Ballantyne, Robert Michael 1885. Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields, London: J. Nisbet & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 542.

Typical British Moths

Anon

Genre:	Notes
Subjects:	Entomology, Taxonomy
See also:	Anon, 'Typical British Moths', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 542

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 542–43.

Some Typical British Moths [1/2]Theodore Wood, 'Some Typical British Moths. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 558–59

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Theodore Wood Wood, Theodore (1862–1923) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Entomology, Collecting, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour
People mentioned:	Henry G Knaggs, Knaggs, Henry Guard (1832–1908) RLIN Close View the register entry >> Edward Newman, Newman, Edward (1801–76) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Henry Doubleday Doubleday, Henry (1808–75) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Anon, 'Typical British Moths', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 542 , John G Wood [George A Hutchinson], 'On Killing, Setting, and Preserving Insects. I—Killing', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 431–32

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 542.

Typical British Moths

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	eng. (col.) [33]
Illustrators:	Emerik Emerik, —— (engraver) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/199/2 Close View the register entry >> / Binger Binger, Hijman (b. 1824) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Entomology, Taxonomy
See also:	Anon, 'Typical British Moths', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 542

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 544.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Railways, Transport \| Medical Practitioners, War, Education \| Natural History, Textbooks \| Ornithology, Textbooks \| Light, Instruments, Magic \| Medical Practitioners, Education
People mentioned:	Francis O Morris, Morris, Francis Orpen (1810–93) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Charles R Bree, Bree, Charles Robert (1811?–86) WBI Close View the register entry >> James E Harting, Harting, James Edmund (1841–1928) WBI Close View the register entry >> Henry T Wharton, Wharton, Henry Thornton (1846–95) DNB Close View the register entry >> George Montagu, Montagu, George (1753–1815) ODNB Close View the register entry >> William Yarrell Yarrell, William (1784–1856) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Army Medical Department, Army Medical Department Close View the register entry >> Royal College of Physicians Royal College of Physicians Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Wood and Wood 1880, Wood, John George and Wood, Theodore [1880]. The Field Naturalists' Handbook, London: Cassell & Co. Close View the register entry >> Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1830–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 228 (26 May 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 550–51.

Indoor Amusements: The Ludion

Dr Scoffern Scoffern, John (1814–82) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Amusement, Pneumatics, Mechanics, Force
See also:	John Scoffern, 'The Blowpipe and Glass-Blowing for Boys', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 701–02

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 558–59.

Some Typical British Moths. Part II [2/2]Theodore Wood, 'Some Typical British Moths', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 542–43

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Theodore Wood Wood, Theodore (1862–1923) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Entomology, Collecting, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Animal Development, Animal Behaviour
See also:	Anon, 'Typical British Moths', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 542

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 560.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Breeding, Textbooks \| Animal Behaviour, Instinct, Nutrition \| Animal Behaviour, Education \| Animal Development, Health, Nutrition \| Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Health \| Breeding, Ornithology, Taxonomy, Specimen Trading \| Ornithology
Publications cited:	Wright 1879 Wright, Lewis [1879]. The Practical Pigeon Keeper, London: Cassell & Co. Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 229 (2 June 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 569–71.

Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XII [12/21]Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 497–99
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter X', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [529]–32
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 617–19
[Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. Chapter XVI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [625]–27

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]Robert M Ballantyne] Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825–94) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Botany, Collecting, Race
Reprinted:	Ballantyne 1885 Ballantyne, Robert Michael 1885. Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields, London: J. Nisbet & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 571–73.

Some Wonders of the Vegetable World

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [15]
Illustrators:	John Sachs Sachs, John (fl. 1858–99) Engen 1985 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Botany, Discovery, Monstrosities, Providence, Biogeography
People mentioned:	Thomas S B Raffles, Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley (1781–1826) DSB Close View the register entry >> Thomas Arnold, Arnold, Thomas (1795–1842) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Robert H Schomburgk Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann (1804–65) ODNB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 575.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Breeding, Animal Development, Animal Husbandry, Exhibitions, Nutrition, Sanitation, Observation, Ornithology, Health, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [576].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Entomology, Collecting, Display, Botany \| Entomology, Taxonomy, Nutrition, Animal Development \| Geology
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22 , John H Keene, 'Fishing-Tackle, and How to Make it. Introduction', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 262–63

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [576].

Calendar for June

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Exhibitions

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Issue 230 (9 June 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I [1/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William John (fl. 1880–1910) WBI RLIN
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [5]
Illustrators:	Whymper Whymper, Edward (1840–1911) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Exploration, Travel, Mapping, Discovery, Heroism, Biological Diversity, Ornithology, Botany, Geology, Magnetism, Meteorology, Heat, Zoology, Observation
People mentioned:	John Franklin, Franklin, Sir John (1786–1847) ODNB Close View the register entry >> John Rae, Rae, John (1813–93) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Karl Weyprecht, Weyprecht, Karl (1838–81) WBI Close View the register entry >> Julius von Payer, Payer, Julius von (1842–1915) WBI Close View the register entry >> Constantine J Phipps, Phipps, Constantine John, 2nd Baron Mulgrave in the peerage of Ireland and Baron Mulgrave in the peerage of Great Britain (1744–92) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Horatio Nelson, Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758–1805) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Elling Carlsen, Carlsen, Elling (b. 1819) WBI Close View the register entry >> William E Parry, Parry, Sir William Edward (1790–1855) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Stephen Borough, Borough, Stephen (1525–84) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Capt. Pet, Pet, Capt (explorer) (fl. 1580) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >> Willem Barents, Barents, Willem (d. 1597) CBD Close View the register entry >> Sherard Osborn, Osborn, Sherard (1822–75) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Semyon Chelyuskin, Chelyuskin, Semyon (fl. 1735–37) http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery Close View the register entry >> Liakhov, Liakhov, —— (explorer) (fl. 1770) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >> Vitus J Bering, Bering, Vitus Jonassen (1681–1741) CBD Close View the register entry >> Thomas E L Moore, Moore, Thomas Edward Laws (c. 1820–72) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Robert McClure, McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier (1807–73) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Elisha K Kane, Kane, Elisha Kent (1820–57) CBD Close View the register entry >> Isaac I Hayes, Hayes, Isaac Israel (1832–81) CBD Close View the register entry >> Charles F Hall, Hall, Charles Francis (1821–71) CBD Close View the register entry >> George S Nares, Nares, Sir George Strong (1831–1915) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Henry F Stephenson, Stephenson, Sir Henry Frederick (1842–1919) WBI Close View the register entry >> Pelham Aldrich, Aldrich, Pelham (1844–1930) WBI Close View the register entry >> Albert H Markham, Markham, Sir Albert Hastings (1841–1918) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Lieut. Parr, Parr, Lieut (explorer) (fl. 1875) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >> Lieut. Beaumont, Beaumont, Lieut (explorer) (fl. 1875) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >> James C Ross Ross, Sir James Clark (1800–62) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	HMS Carcass, HMS Carcass Close View the register entry >> Jan Mayen, Jan Mayen, ship Close View the register entry >> Ayde, Ayde, ship Close View the register entry >> Tegetthoff, Tegetthoff, ship Close View the register entry >> HMS Plover, HMS Plover Close View the register entry >> HMS Alert, HMS Alert Close View the register entry >> HMS Discovery, HMS Discovery Close View the register entry >> HMS Challenger, HMS Challenger Close View the register entry >> HMS Terror, HMS Terror Close View the register entry >> HMS Erebus HMS Erebus Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 582–84.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Physical Geography, Wonder, Biological Diversity, Design
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 588–90.

Designs for Lantern Slides. I—The Misguided Elephant [1/3]Anon, 'Designs for Lantern Slides. The Misguided Elephant', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 612–13
Anon, 'Designs for Lantern Slides. The Misguided Elephant', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 636–38

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Anon

Genre:	Serial—Short Fiction, Drollery; Illustration, Drollery
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [6]
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 592.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Electrochemistry, Electricity, Instruments, Railways \| Entomology, Specimen Trading, Heat \| Botany, Textbooks \| Amusement, Industry \| Mathematics, Education \| Breeding, Technology \| Metallurgy, Commerce
Institutions mentioned:	Great Eastern Great Eastern, ship Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Balfour 1872, Balfour, John Hutton 1872. First Book of Botany: Being an Introduction to the Study of the Anatomy and Physiology of Plants, Suited for Beginners, London and Glasgow: William Collins Close View the register entry >> Henfrey 1857 Henfrey, Arthur 1857. An Elementary Course of Botany: Structural, Physiological, and Systematic; with a Brief Outline of the Geographical and Geological Distribution of Plants, London: Van Voorst Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 231 (16 June 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II [2/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Whymper Whymper, Edward (1840–1911) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Exploration, Travel, Mapping
People mentioned:	George S Nares, Nares, Sir George Strong (1831–1915) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Henry F Stephenson, Stephenson, Sir Henry Frederick (1842–1919) WBI Close View the register entry >> Albert H Markham, Markham, Sir Albert Hastings (1841–1918) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Lieut. Parr, Parr, Lieut (explorer) (fl. 1875) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >> Pelham Aldrich Aldrich, Pelham (1844–1930) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	HMS Alert, HMS Alert Close View the register entry >> HMS Discovery HMS Discovery Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Markham 1878 Markham, Albert Hastings 1878. The Great Frozen Sea: A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the "Alert" During the Arctic Expedition of 1875–6, London: Daldy, Isbister & Co. Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Theodore Wood, 'Setting and Preserving Beetles', Boy's Own Paper, 4 (1881–1882), 14

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 603–04.

Out-of-the-Way Pets: Tree-Frogs [3/3]Arthur Stradling, 'Out-of-the-Way-Pets', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 45–46
Arthur Stradling, 'Out-of-the-Way-Pets', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 61–62

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Dr Scoffern Scoffern, John (1814–82) COPAC
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Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Physiology, Electricity, Anatomy, Specimen Trading, Display, Nomenclature
See also:	John G Wood, 'Frogs and Toads', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 52–53 , John G Wood, 'The Aquarium; How to Form, Stock, and Keep It', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 611–13

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 606–07.

The Cricket-Bat: How to Make it, Choose it, and Use it [1/2]

Dr W G Grace Grace, William Gilbert (1848–1915) ODNB
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Industry, Patents

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 608.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Chemistry, Metallurgy \| Pharmaceuticals, Education, Societies \| Engineering, Societies \| Ornithology, Animal Development \| Technology, Textbooks, Mathematics, Representation
Institutions mentioned:	Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Close View the register entry >> Institute of Civil Engineers Institute of Civil Engineers Close View the register entry >>
See also:	John G Wood, 'Birds' Eggs and Egg Collecting', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 478–79

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Issue 232 (23 June 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 612–13.

Designs for Lantern Slides. The Misguided Elephant [2/3]Anon, 'Designs for Lantern Slides. I—The Misguided Elephant', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 588–90
Anon, 'Designs for Lantern Slides. The Misguided Elephant', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 636–38

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Anon

Genre:	Serial—Short Fiction, Drollery; Illustration, Drollery
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [6]
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 617–19.

Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XV [15/21]Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 497–99
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter X', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [529]–32
]Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 569–71
[Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. Chapter XVI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [625]–27

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R M Ballantyne, Author of "The Red Man's Revenge", "Battles with the Sea", etc. Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825–94) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour
Reprinted:	Ballantyne 1885 Ballantyne, Robert Michael 1885. Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields, London: J. Nisbet & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III [3/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [20]
Subjects:	Exploration, Heroism
People mentioned:	Lieut. Parr, Parr, Lieut (explorer) (fl. 1875) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >> Pelham Aldrich, Aldrich, Pelham (1844–1930) WBI Close View the register entry >> George S Nares, Nares, Sir George Strong (1831–1915) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Lieut. Beaumont Beaumont, Lieut (explorer) (fl. 1875) BP1/5/230/1 Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	HMS Challenger, HMS Challenger Close View the register entry >> HMS Discovery, HMS Discovery Close View the register entry >> HMS Alert HMS Alert Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 624.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Specimen Trading, Periodicals \| Animal Behaviour, Mental Illness, Nutrition \| Animal Behaviour, Mental Illness \| Animal Development, Disease, Medical Treatment, Horticulture \| Animal Development, Nutrition \| Dissection, Display \| Animal Development, Health \| Ornithology, Breeding \| Engineering, Education, Mathematics, Animal Development, Breeding \| Zoology, Comparative Anatomy
Publications cited:	Exchange and Mart Exchange and Mart (1868–71) Bazaar, Exchange and Mart (1871–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 233 (30 June 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [625]–27.

Twice Bought. Chapter XVI [16/21]Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 497–99
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter X', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [529]–32
]Robert M Ballantyne], 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 569–71
Robert M Ballantyne, 'Twice Bought. A Tale of the Oregon Goldfields. Chapter XV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 617–19

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[Robert M Ballantyne] Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825–94) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Ornithology, Scientific Practitioners, Hunting
Reprinted:	Ballantyne 1885 Ballantyne, Robert Michael 1885. Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields, London: J. Nisbet & Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 629–30.

Harvest of the Sea

Anon

Genre:	Essay
Subjects:	Zoology, Exhibitions, Hunting, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Nomenclature
Institutions mentioned:	Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 630–32.

[Gordon Stables] Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Travel, Natural History, Ornithology, Botany, Zoology, Hunting, Plenitude, Wonder, Animal Behaviour
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 634–36.

How to Make the Slides for a Magic Lantern

[F Chasemore] Chasemore, F (fl. 1883) BP1/5/233/1
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Genre:	Instructions
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [10]
Subjects:	Light, Magic, Instruments
See also:	A A Wood, 'Evenings at Home. Pleasant Hours with the Magic Lantern: I—All About Lanterns', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 16

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 636–38.

Designs for Lantern Slides. The Misguided Elephant [3/3]Anon, 'Designs for Lantern Slides. I—The Misguided Elephant', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 588–90
Anon, 'Designs for Lantern Slides. The Misguided Elephant', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 612–13

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Anon

Genre:	Serial—Short Fiction, Drollery; Illustration, Drollery
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [8]
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 639.

British Sea-Water Fishes

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	eng. (col.) [56]
Illustrators:	Emerik Emerik, —— (engraver) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/199/2 Close View the register entry >> / Binger Binger, Hijman (b. 1824) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Zoology, Taxonomy
See also:	Anon, 'British Sea Fishes', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 639

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 639.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Disease \| Horticulture, Patents, Anatomy
See also:	John G Wood, 'The Aquarium; How to Form, Stock, and Keep It', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 611–13

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 639.

British Sea Fishes

Anon

Genre:	Notes
Subjects:	Zoology, Taxonomy
See also:	Anon, 'British Sea-Water Fishes', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 639

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Issue 234 (7 July 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV [4/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [8]
Illustrators:	W W M, pseud. [Walter W May] May, Walter William (1830–96) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Exploration, Heroism, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Collecting, Commerce, Progress, Nationalism
People mentioned:	Allen W Young, Young, Sir Allen William (1827–1915) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Francis L McClintock, McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold (1819–1907) ODNB Close View the register entry >> John Franklin, Franklin, Sir John (1786–1847) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Benjamin L Smith, Smith, Benjamin Leigh (1828–1913) ODNB Close View the register entry >> James Lamont Lamont, Sir James, 1st Baronet (1828–1913) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	HMS Fox, HMS Fox Close View the register entry >> Pandora, Pandora, yacht Close View the register entry >> Eira, Eira, ship Close View the register entry >> Samson, Samson, ship Close View the register entry >> Diana, Diana, ship Close View the register entry >> Willem Barents, Willem Barents, ship Close View the register entry >> HMS Challenger, HMS Challenger Close View the register entry >> HMS Discovery, HMS Discovery Close View the register entry >> HMS Alert, HMS Alert Close View the register entry >> Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 647.

Our Open Column

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Letter, Extract
Publications extracted:	Frank Severn Severn, Frank (fl. 1883) BP1/5/234/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Periodicals, Reading, Schools, Mathematics, Education
People mentioned:	Isaac Todhunter, Todhunter, Isaac (1820–84) DSB Close View the register entry >> Euclid Euclid (fl. 295 BC) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Boy's Own Paper Boy's Own Paper (1879–1900+) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 649–51.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Hunting, Instinct, Botany, Plenitude, Cruelty, Biogeography
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 651–53.

Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. I—Dolphins and Unicorns [1/3]Anon, 'Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. II—The Unicorn', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 669
Anon, 'Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. III—The Horses of the Sea', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 731–33

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Anon

Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Comparative Anatomy, Comparative Philology, Nomenclature, Taxonomy
Institutions mentioned:	Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 655.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Breeding, Animal Development, Nutrition, Sanitation, Disease, Medical Treatment, Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 655–56.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Mechanics \| Breeding, Specimen Trading \| Physical Geography, Astronomy \| Magnetism, Specimen Trading \| Telegraphy, Commerce \| Chemistry, Sanitation \| Hunting, Mathematics
Publications cited:	Telegraphist Telegraphist (1883–88) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 235 (14 July 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V [5/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [9]
Subjects:	Exploration, Physical Geography, Heroism
People mentioned:	Edwin J D Haven, Haven, Edwin Jesse de (1816–65) WBI Close View the register entry >> John Franklin, Franklin, Sir John (1786–1847) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Elisha K Kane, Kane, Elisha Kent (1820–57) CBD Close View the register entry >> Isaac I Hayes, Hayes, Isaac Israel (1832–81) CBD Close View the register entry >> Charles F Hall, Hall, Charles Francis (1821–71) CBD Close View the register entry >> Emil Bessels, Bessels, Emil (1847–88) WBI Close View the register entry >> George E Tyson, Tyson, George Emory (1829–1906) WBI Close View the register entry >> Frederick Schwatka, Schwatka, Frederick (Szwatka) (1849–92) WBI Close View the register entry >> Allen W Young, Young, Sir Allen William (1827–1915) ODNB Close View the register entry >> George W de Long De Long, George Washington (1844–81) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Polaris, Polaris, ship Close View the register entry >> HMS Terror, HMS Terror Close View the register entry >> Jeanette, Jeanette, ship Close View the register entry >> Eira Eira, ship Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Markham 1874 Markham, Albert Hastings 1874. A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia: And an Account of the Rescue of the Crew of the "Polaris", By Albert Hastings Markham; with an Introduction by Sherard Osborn, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 665–67.

Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter XXIII—The Lake of the Wizard Waters—Ida's Isle—Father and Daughter—Signs of the Coming Struggle [23/26]Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 313–15
Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter II—The "Eirede" House on the Moor—Daft Jean Weir—The Smugglers—Murdoch's Pool', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 329–31
Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter VIII—Life at Beaumont Park—Parting', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 425–27
Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter X—A Portion of Stanley's Story Told by Himself—The Fate of the Ivanhoe', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 457–59
Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter XVIII—Preparations for the March into the Interior—Bivouac in Zanzibar Woods', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 582–84
[Gordon Stables], 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter XXI—Camp Life—A Night Adventure—The Dismal Swamp—Attacked by Crocodiles', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 630–32
Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter XXII—Fighting the Crocodiles—The Home of the Gorillas—"The King with the Click"—Nearing the Land of Makalala', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 649–51
Gordon Stables, 'Stanley O'Grahame: Boy and Man. A Tale of the Dark Continent. Chapter XXV—The Battle on Ida's Isle—Arrival of Boy Green and Flight of the Maalalas—Back in N'Tooba's Land', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 694–96

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[Gordon Stables] Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Exploration, Physical Geography, Wonder, Zoology, Entomology, Ornithology, Plenitude
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 669.

Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. II—The Unicorn [2/3]Anon, 'Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. I—Dolphins and Unicorns', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 651–53
Anon, 'Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. III—The Horses of the Sea', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 731–33

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Anon

Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Anatomy, Animal Behaviour, Comparative Philology
People mentioned:	Francis T Buckland, Buckland, Francis Trevelyan (1826–80) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Richard Owen Owen, Richard (1804–92) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	HMS Leopard, HMS Leopard Close View the register entry >> Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 672.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Ornithology, Biogeography \| Ornithology, Animal Development \| Chemistry, Domestic Economy, Magnetism, Measurement \| Entomology, Chemistry
See also:	Anon, 'Silkworms and their Management', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 445–46

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Issue 236 (21 July 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [681].

Types of Lowly Life—Wheel-Bearers and Whirlpool-Makers

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [6]
Illustrators:	C G Specht Specht, C G (fl. 1883) BP1/5/239/1 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Zoology, Taxonomy
See also:	Anon, 'Holiday Rambles. A Pond in Surrey', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 682–83

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 682–83.

Holiday Rambles. A Pond in Surrey

Anon

Genre:	Short Fiction
Subjects:	Natural History, Plenitude, Entomology, Animal Behaviour, Collecting, Microscopy, Physiology, Taxonomy

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI [6/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Illustrators:	W W M, pseud. [Walter W May] May, Walter William (1830–96) WBI Close View the register entry >> Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Exploration, Physical Geography, Discovery, Heroism, Meteorology, Patronage
People mentioned:	Semyon Chelyuskin, Chelyuskin, Semyon (fl. 1735–37) http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery Close View the register entry >> Ferdinand L Baron von Wrangell, Wrangell, Ferdinand Ludwig Baron von (1976–1870) WBI Close View the register entry >> Elling Carlsen, Carlsen, Elling (b. 1819) WBI Close View the register entry >> Richard K Maak, Maak, Richard Karlovich (1825–86) http://www.icc.ru/fed/persons.html Close View the register entry >> Adolf E Nordenskjold, Nordenskjöld, Adolf Erik (Nils Adolf Erik) (1832–1901) DSB Close View the register entry >> Otto M Torell, Torell, Otto Martin (fl. 1871–1900) WBI Close View the register entry >> Benjamin L Smith, Smith, Benjamin Leigh (1828–1913) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Oscar Dickson Dickson, Oscar, Baron (1823–97) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Dÿmphna, Dÿmphna, ship Close View the register entry >> Geological Survey of Sweden, Geological Survey of Sweden Close View the register entry >> Æolus, Æolus, ship Close View the register entry >> Sofia, Sofia, ship Close View the register entry >> Polhem, Polhem, ship Close View the register entry >> Gladan, Gladan, ship Close View the register entry >> Provern, Provern, ship Close View the register entry >> Diana, Diana, ship Close View the register entry >> Ymer, Ymer, ship Close View the register entry >> Vega, Vega, ship Close View the register entry >> Lena, Lena, ship Close View the register entry >> Fraser, Fraser, ship Close View the register entry >> Express Express, ship Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 687.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Essay, Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Museums, Zoology, Anatomy, Display
People mentioned:	E Ward Ward, Mr E (taxidermist) (fl. c. 1883) BP1/5/236/4 Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [688].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Mathematics, Textbooks \| Military Technology, Heat, Light, Instruments \| Industry, Invention \| Geology, Textbooks, Palaeontology, Specimen Trading, Collecting, Methodology \| Horticulture, Chemistry
People mentioned:	Euclid, Euclid (fl. 295 BC) DSB Close View the register entry >> Henry Billingsley, Billingsley, Sir Henry (d. 1606) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Joseph M Jacquard Jacquard, Joseph Marie (1752–1834) CBD Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'Boys' Dogs and all About Them. I—Dignity and Impudence', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 425–26

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Issue 237 (28 July 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 694–96.

Gordon Stables, MD, RN, Author of "Wild Adventures Round the Pole", "The Cruise of the Snowbird", etc Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB
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Genre:	Novel, Serial
Subjects:	Exploration, Race, Degeneration, Animal Behaviour, Cultural Geography
Reprinted:	Stables 1884 Stables, Gordon 1884. Stanley Grahame, Boy and Man: A Tale of the Dark Continent, London: Hodder and Stoughton Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 699.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Subjects:	Zoology, Anatomy, Display

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII [7/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Subjects:	Exploration, Botany, Geology, Discovery, Heroism
People mentioned:	Karl Koldowey, Koldewey, Karl (1837–1908) WBI Close View the register entry >> Ernst Hegemann, Hegemann, Ernst (1857–1929) WBI Close View the register entry >> August Petermann, Petermann, August (1822–78) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Julius von Payer, Payer, Julius von (1842–1915) WBI Close View the register entry >> Karl Weyprecht, Weyprecht, Karl (1838–81) WBI Close View the register entry >> Elling Carlsen, Carlsen, Elling (b. 1819) WBI Close View the register entry >> Albert H Markham, Markham, Sir Albert Hastings (1841–1918) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Adolf E Nordenskjold Nordenskjöld, Adolf Erik (Nils Adolf Erik) (1832–1901) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Germania, Germania, ship Close View the register entry >> Hansa, Hansa, ship Close View the register entry >> Polaris, Polaris, ship Close View the register entry >> Tegethoff Tegetthoff, ship Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 703.

Our Dogs

Arthur Baker Baker, Arthur (fl. 1883) BP1/5/237/4
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Genre:	eng. (col.)
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Illustrators:	Arthur Baker Baker, Arthur (fl. 1883) BP1/5/237/4 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Taxonomy

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 703.

Our Dogs

Anon

Genre:	Illustration, Notes
Subjects:	Taxonomy
See also:	Arthur Baker, 'Our Dogs', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), facing 703 , Gordon Stables, 'Boys' Dogs and all About Them. I—Dignity and Impudence', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 425–26

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [704].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Physical Geography, Textbooks \| Zoology, Anatomy, Animal Behaviour, Hunting \| Health, Disease \| Museums
Publications cited:	Maury 1855 Maury, Matthew Fontaine 1855. The Physical Geography of the Sea, New York: Harper & Brothers Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

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Issue 238 (28 July 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 710.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Ornithology, Display, Dissection

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 715–17.

The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VIII [8/8][William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 579–81
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 596–97
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 620–22
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. IV', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 644–46
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. V', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 660–62
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VI', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 683–85
[William J Gordon], 'The Thrones of the Ice-King; or, Recent Journeys Towards the Poles. VII', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 700–01

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[William J Gordon] Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	P A Schippems Schippems, P A (illustrator) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Exploration, Discovery, Heroism
People mentioned:	Willem Barents, Barents, Willem (d. 1597) CBD Close View the register entry >> Henry Hudson, Hudson, Henry (c. 1550–1611) ODNB CBD Close View the register entry >> Adolf E Nordenskjold, Nordenskjöld, Adolf Erik (Nils Adolf Erik) (1832–1901) DSB Close View the register entry >> Elling Carlsen, Carlsen, Elling (b. 1819) WBI Close View the register entry >> Dr Maurits Snellen, Snellen, Dr Maurits (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Lieut. L A H Lamie, Lamie, Lieut L A H (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Dr Kremer, Kremer, Dr (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Dr J M Ruiis, Ruiis, Dr J M (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Dr H Ekama, Ekama, Dr H (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Svend Petersen, Petersen, Svend (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> A A van Dolder, Dolder, A A van (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> J D Bruin, Bruin, J de (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> C M Beutler, Beutler, C M (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> J M Stapper, Stapper, J M (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Beyen, Beyen, —— (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Speelman, Speelman (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> Hoffmann, Hoffmann, —— (explorer) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/238/2 Close View the register entry >> John Franklin Franklin, Sir John (1786–1847) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Mercurius, Mercurius, ship Close View the register entry >> Eira, Eira, ship Close View the register entry >> Varna, Varna, ship Close View the register entry >> Willem Barents Willem Barents, ship Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	De Veer 1598 Veer, Gerrit de 1598. Diarium nauticum, seu vera descriptio trium navigationum admirandarum, & nunquam auditarum, tribus continuis annis factarum à Hollandicis & Zelandicis navibus, as Septentrionem, supra Norvagiam, Moscoviam & Tartariam, verus Catthay & Sinarum regna: Tum ut detecta fuerint VVeygatz fretum, Nova Zembla, & regio sub 80. gradu sita, quam Groenla[n]diam esse censent, quam nullus unquam adjit: Deinde de feris & trucibus vrsis, alijsque monstris marinis, & intolerabili frigore quod pertulerunt. Quemadmodum præterea in postrema navigatione navis in galcie fuerit concreta, & ipsi nautæ in Nova Zembla sub 76. gradu sita, domum fabricarint, atque in ea per 10. mensium satium habitarint, & tandem, relictâ navi in glacie, plura quam 380. milliaria per mare in apertis parvis lintribus navigarint, cum summis periculis, immensis laboribus, & incredibilibus difficultatibus, trans. by C[arolus] C[lusius] A[trebatensis], Amsterdam: Ex officina Cornelij Nicolaij Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 719.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Disease, Sanitation, Breeding, Nutrition, Health, Ornithology, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [720].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Steamships, Mechanics, Engineering \| Ornithology, Breeding, Collecting, Entomology \| Transport, Statistics \| Physical Geography, Statistics
See also:	John G Wood, 'Birds' Eggs and Egg Collecting', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 478–79

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [720].

Calendar for September

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Exhibitions

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Issue 239 (11 August 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 731–33.

Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. III—The Horses of the Sea [3/3]Anon, 'Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. I—Dolphins and Unicorns', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 651–53
Anon, 'Our Own Sea Fisheries Exhibition. II—The Unicorn', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 669

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Anon

Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Illustrators:	Specht Specht, C G (fl. 1883) BP1/5/239/1 Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Display, Anatomy, Taxonomy, Hunting
People mentioned:	Francis T Buckland, Buckland, Francis Trevelyan (1826–80) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Richard Owen Owen, Richard (1804–92) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	HMS Leopard, HMS Leopard Close View the register entry >> Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 735.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Pharmaceuticals, Zoology, Display, Dissection, Anatomy
Publications cited:	Waterton 1879 Waterton, Charles 1879. Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824: With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, etc, for Cabinets of Natural History, new edn (with biographical introduction and explanatory index, by the Rev. J. G. Wood), London: Macmillan and Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 736.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Sound, Physics \| Hunting, Astronomy, Measurement \| Physical Geography, Discovery \| Education, Human Development, Morality \| Entomology, Taxonomy \| Ornithology, Breeding \| Entomology, Ornithology, Breeding, Specimen Trading \| Physical Geography, Statistics \| Steamships, Statistics \| Meteorology, Statistics \| Meteorology, Textbooks \| Military Technology, Industry \| Mathematics, Mapping, Methodology \| Physical Chemistry
People mentioned:	Abel J Tasman, Tasman, Abel Janszoon (1603–c. 59) CBD Close View the register entry >> John Scoffern Scoffern, John (1814–82) COPAC Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Tyndall 1867, Tyndall, John 1867. Sound: A Course of Eight Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London: Longmans, Green and Co. Close View the register entry >> Huxley 1877 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1877. Physiography: An Introduction to the Study of Nature, London: Macmillan and Co. Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'Boys' Dogs and all About Them. I—Dignity and Impudence', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 425–26 , Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

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Issue 240 (18 August 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 747.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Zoology, Dissection, Anatomy, Display

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 750–51.

Curiosities of Electricity [1/2]Arthur Stradling, 'Curiosities of Electricity. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 763

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Dr Arthur Stradling Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Electricity, Progress, Telegraphy, Industry, Light, Amusement, Steamships, Railways, Magic, Crime

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 751.

How to Make a Pantagraph

Anon

Genre:	Instructions
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Mathematics, Representation, Architecture, Instruments
People mentioned:	Christoph Scheiner, Scheiner, Christoph (1573–1650) DSB Close View the register entry >> Euclid Euclid (fl. 295 BC) DSB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 752.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Pneumatics, Instruments, Education \| Narcotics, Industry \| Hunting, Textbooks \| Entomology, Health
Publications cited:	Martin 1882 Martin, John William 1882. Float Fishing and Spinning in the Nottingham Style: Being a Treatise on the So-Called Coarse Fishes, with Instructions for their Capture. Including a Chapter on Pike Fishing, London: S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 241 (25 August 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [761].

Summer Days

Anon

Genre:	Poetry
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Wonder

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 763.

Curiosities of Electricity. Part II [2/2]Arthur Stradling, 'Curiosities of Electricity', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 750–51

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Dr Arthur Stradling Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Electricity, Medical Treatment, Magnetism, Light, Instruments, Magic, Charlatanry, Spiritualism, Amusement, Telegraphy
People mentioned:	Auguste J B Nélaton Nélaton, Auguste Jean Baptiste (1807–73) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Houdin 1868 Houdin, Robert 1868. Les secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie. Comment on devient sorcier [...], Paris: Michel-Lévy frères Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 763.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Display

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 768.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Zoology, Biogeography \| Natural History, Periodicals, Collecting, Entomology, Display \| Botany, Nomenclature \| Geology, Physical Chemistry
Publications cited:	Natural History Notes Natural History Notes (1881–83) Waterloo Directory Close View the register entry >>

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Issue 242 (1 September 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [773].

Ancient and Modern Lights

Anon

Genre:	Illustration
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [9]
Subjects:	Light, Architecture, Technology
Institutions mentioned:	Eddystone Lighthouse, Eddystone Lighthouse Close View the register entry >> Maplin Sands Pile Lighthouse, Maplin Sands Pile Lighthouse Close View the register entry >> Iron Lighthouse, New Caledonia, Iron Lighthouse, New Caledonia Close View the register entry >> Winstanley's Lighthouse, Eddystone, Winstanley's Lighthouse, Eddystone Close View the register entry >> Nore Lighthouse, Nore Lighthouse, Somerset Close View the register entry >> Dungeness Lighthouse, Dungeness Lighthouse Close View the register entry >> Iron Lighthouse, Guiana Iron Lighthouse, Guiana Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 763.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Display, Ornithology, Representation, Controversy

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 783.

Doings for the Month

Genre:	Regular Feature, Instructions
Subjects:	Animal Development, Nutrition, Medical Treatment, Disease, Ornithology, Sanitation, Horticulture, Botany

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [784].

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Ornithology, Breeding \| Geology, Mapping \| Physical Chemistry, Heat \| Animal Behaviour
See also:	A Professional Judge, 'The Boy's Own Pigeon Loft and Dovecot. Part I—Introduction—The Triangular Dovecot—The Garden Dovecot—The Garden Dovecot—The Pigeon Loft Proper—Plenty of Room an Essential—The Fittings, Shelves, and Nest-Pans—The Roosting Perches—Robinson Crusoe', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 321

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), [784].

Calendar for September

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Announcement
Subjects:	Hunting, Agriculture, Exhibitions

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Issue 243 (8 September 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 788.

Revolving Slides for the Magic-Lantern, Without Rack-Work

F Chasemore Chasemore, F (fl. 1883) BP1/5/233/1
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Genre:	Instructions
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [5]
Subjects:	Light, Instruments, Magic

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 790.

The Tell-Tale: A School Story. Chapter VI [6/6]

Ascott R Hope, Author of "The Amateur Dominie", "Toby", etc., etc. Hope, Ascott Robert (later Robert Hope Moncrieff) (1846–1927) WBI RLIN
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Genre:	Short Fiction, Serial
Subjects:	Cruelty
Institutions mentioned:	Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 791.

September

Anon

Genre:	Poetry
Subjects:	Agriculture, Plenitude, Religion

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 796, 798.

Adventures in the Air [1/3]William J Gordon, 'Adventures in the Air. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 812–13
William J Gordon, 'Adventures in the Air. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 831–32

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W J Gordon, Author of "The Thrones of the Ice-King", etc. Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [4]
Subjects:	Aeronautics, Invention, Wonder, Accidents, Display, Pneumatics, Experiment, Matter Theory
People mentioned:	Jacques A C Charles, Charles, Jacques-Alexandre-César (1746–1823) DSB Close View the register entry >> Joseph Black, Black, Joseph (1728–99) DSB Close View the register entry >> Etienne J de Montgolfier, Montgolfier, Étienne Jacques de (1745–99) DSB Close View the register entry >> Michel J de Montgolfier, Montgolfier, Michel Joseph de (1740–1810) DSB Close View the register entry >> Francesco Count Zambeccari, Zambeccari, Francesco, Count (1752–1812) DSB Close View the register entry >> Mr Willcox, Willcox, Mr (balloonist) (fl. 1783) BP1/5/243/4 Close View the register entry >> Mr Boys, Boys, Mr (balloonist) (fl. 1784) BP1/5/243/4 Close View the register entry >> Paolo Andreani, Andreani, Paolo (b. 1764) WBI Close View the register entry >> James Tytler, Tytler, James (1745–1804) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Vincenzo Lunardi Lunardi, Vincenzo (1759–1806) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Charlières Charlières, balloon Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 798.

Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands [2/3]T C H, 'Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 453–54
T C H, 'Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 810

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T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Ethnology, Race, Amusement, Cultural Geography

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 798–99.

Smoking and Smokers

A Arthur Reade Reade, Alfred Arthur (b. 1851) WBI
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Genre:	Essay
Subjects:	Narcotics, Race, Disease, Health, Temperance, Scientific Practitioners
People mentioned:	Diocletian Lewis, Lewis, Diocletian (1825–86) WBI Close View the register entry >> James Edmunds, Edmunds, James (b. 1832) WBI Close View the register entry >> Charles R Darwin, Darwin, Charles Robert (1809–82) DSB Close View the register entry >> John Tyndall, Tyndall, John (1820–93) DSB Close View the register entry >> John Lubbock, Lubbock, Sir John, 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913) DSB ODNB Close View the register entry >> Joseph D Hooker, Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton (1817–1911) DSB ODNB Close View the register entry >> William E Ayrton, Ayrton, William Edward (1847–1908) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Robert S Ball, Ball, Sir Robert Stawell (1840–1913) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Richard A Proctor, Proctor, Richard Anthony (1837–88) DSB Close View the register entry >> Isaac Newton Newton, Sir Isaac (1642–1727) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	London Athletic Club, London Athletic Club Close View the register entry >> American Naval School, Annapolis, American Naval School, Annapolis Close View the register entry >> Temperance Hospital Temperance Hospital Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 799.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Subjects:	Zoology, Anatomy
People mentioned:	Gordon Stables Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Waterton 1879 Waterton, Charles 1879. Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824: With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, etc, for Cabinets of Natural History, new edn (with biographical introduction and explanatory index, by the Rev. J. G. Wood), London: Macmillan and Co. Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 800.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Meteorology, Statistics \| Aeronautics, Experiment \| Botany, Textbooks \| Military Technology, Light, Magic, Instruments, Instrument-makers \| Physical Geography, Travel, Mapping \| Entomology, Display \| Metallurgy, Mining, Industry \| Hunting, Military Technology
Institutions mentioned:	Meteorological Office Meteorological Office Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Hooker 1870, Hooker, Joseph Dalton 1870. The Student's Flora of the British Islands, Macmillan's School Class Books, London: Macmillan Close View the register entry >> Bentham 1858, Bentham, George 1858. Handbook of the British Flora: A Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Indigenous to, or Naturalised in, the British Isles; For the Use of Beginners and Amateurs, 2 vols, London: L. Reeve and Co. Close View the register entry >> Babington 1843, Babington, Charles Cardale 1843. Manual of British Botany: Containing the Flowering Plants and Ferns Arranged According to the Natural Orders, London: John Van Voorst Close View the register entry >> Hayward 1872, Hayward, W. R. 1872. The Botanist's Pocket-Book: Containing in a Tabulated Form the Chief Characteristics of British Plants, London: Bell & Daldy Close View the register entry >> Galton 1855, Galton, Francis 1855. The Art of Travel; or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries, London: John Murray Close View the register entry >> Lord and Baines 1871 Lord, William Barry and Baines, Thomas 1871. Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration, London: Horace Cox Close View the register entry >>
See also:	O O Ashworth, 'Hints on Building Model Yachts', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 572–73 , Nathaniel Barnaby, 'Our Ironclads, and Why They Float', Boy's Own Paper, 4 (1881–1882), 838 , A A Wood, 'Evenings at Home. Pleasant Hours with the Magic Lantern: I—All About Lanterns', Boy's Own Paper, 1 (1879), 16

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Issue 244 (15 September 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 810.

Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands [3/3]T C H, 'Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 453–54
T C H, 'Sports and Pastimes in Other Lands', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 798

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T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Subjects:	Ethnology, Race, Amusement, Cultural Geography

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 811.

Slings and Catapults, Old and New. I [1/2]Anon, 'Slings and Catapults, Old and New. II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 823–24

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Anon

Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [2]
Subjects:	Military Technology, Mechanics, War

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 812–13.

Adventures in the Air. Part II [2/3]William J Gordon, 'Adventures in the Air', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 796, 798
William J Gordon, 'Adventures in the Air. Part III', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 831–32

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W J Gordon, Author of "The Thrones of the Ice-King", etc. Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Subjects:	Aeronautics, Technology, Amusement, Travel, Accidents, Invention, Heat, Meteorology, Pneumatics, Sound, Magnetism, Measurement, Instruments, Photography, War
People mentioned:	John Jeffries, Jeffries, John (1744–1819) WBI Close View the register entry >> Jean P Blanchard, Blanchard, Jean Pierre (or François) (1753–1809) WBI Close View the register entry >> Mr Gale, Gale, Mr (aeronaut) (fl. 1847) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> Charles Green, Green, Charles (1785–1870) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Col. Burnaby, Burnaby, Col (aeronaut) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> Mr Simmons, Simmons, Mr (aeronaut) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> James Sadler, Sadler, James (aeronaut) (fl. 1784) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> Windham Sadler, Sadler, Windham (William Windham) (1796–1824) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Miss Simonet, Simonet, Miss (aeronaut) (fl. 1785) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> Mrs Sage, Sage, Mrs (aeronaut) (fl. 1785) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> Jean F Pilâtre de Rozier, Pilatre de Rozier, Jean François (1754–85) DSB Close View the register entry >> Henry T Coxwell, Coxwell, Henry (Tracey) (1819–1900) ODNB Close View the register entry >> John Wise, Wise, John (1808–79) WBI Close View the register entry >> Francisque Arban, Arban, Francisque (fl. 1849) http://home.t-online.de/home/LilienthalMuseum/e5.htm Close View the register entry >> M Sacharoff, Sacharoff, M (aeronaut) (fl. 1804) BP1/5/244/3 Close View the register entry >> Joseph L Gay-Lussac, Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis (1778–1850) DSB Close View the register entry >> M Bixio, Bixio, M (fl. 1850) PU1/19/18/2 Close View the register entry >> James Glaisher, Glaisher, James (1809–1903) DSB Close View the register entry >> Camille Flammarion, Flammarion, Camille (1842–1925) DSB Close View the register entry >> Wilfrid de Fonvielle, Fonvielle, Wilfrid de (b. 1828) WBI Close View the register entry >> Nadar Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon) (1820–1910) CBD Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Charlières, Charlières, balloon Close View the register entry >> Great Nassau, Great Nassau, balloon Close View the register entry >> British Association, British Association for the Advancement of Science Close View the register entry >> Crystal Palace Crystal Palace Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 814–15.

Rev. J G Wood, MA, FLS, Author of "The Aquarium", "Shore Hunting", etc. Wood, John George (1827–89) ODNB
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Genre:	Instructions, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Subjects:	Zoology, Anatomy, Display, Dissection, Hunting, Specimen Trading, Entomology
People mentioned:	Gordon Stables Stables, William ('Gordon') ([1837–1840]–1910) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Ushaw College—Waterton's Museum, Ushaw College—Waterton's Museum Close View the register entry >> British Museum (Natural History) British Museum (Natural History) Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 815–16.

Correspondence

Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Exhibitions, Aeronautics, Technology \| Observatories, Time, Measurement, Instruments, Electricity, Magnetism \| Health, Human Development \| Astronomy, Observation, Discovery \| Zoology, Taxonomy \| Animal Behaviour, Light \| Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Nutrition, Medical Treatment \| Chemistry, Medical Treatment \| Meteorology, Light \| Scientific Practitioners, Anti-Scientism \| Industrial Chemistry, Metallurgy \| Steamships, Invention, Commerce, Telegraphy \| Mathematics, Invention \| Societies, Metallurgy, Spiritualism, Industry, Invention
People mentioned:	Charles Wells, Wells, Charles (fl. 1882) http://www.dudleyobservatory.org/index.asp?pg=artifacts_comet_catcher.htm Close View the register entry >> Benjamin A Gould, Gould, Benjamin Apthorp (1824–96) DSB Close View the register entry >> Edward E Barnard, Barnard, Edward Emerson (1857–1923) DSB Close View the register entry >> Joseph Gillott, Gillott, Joseph (1799–1872) ODNB Close View the register entry >> Richard Pinson, Pinson, Richard (d. 1530) WBI Close View the register entry >> Cuthbert Tunstall Tunstall, Cuthbert (1474–1559) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Royal Society, Royal Society of London Close View the register entry >> Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Observatory, Greenwich Close View the register entry >> Great Eastern Great Eastern, ship Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Hunt 1851, Hunt, Robert, ed. 1851. Handbook to the Official Catalogues: An Explanatory Guide to the Natural Productions and Manufactures of the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1851, 2 vols, London: Spicer Bros. and W. Clowes Close View the register entry >> Swift 1726 [Swift, Jonathan] 1726. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, 2 vols, London, B. Motte Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Arthur Stradling, 'Ghosts at Holly Court', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), 158

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Issue 245 (22 September 1883)

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 819–21.

Fishing in Foreign Waters

T C H H, T C
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Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [6]
Subjects:	Hunting, Cultural Geography, Sanitation, Animal Behaviour
People mentioned:	Izaak Walton Walton, Izaak (1593–1683) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Fortune 1847 Fortune, Robert 1847. Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Industries, London: John Murray Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 823–24.

Slings and Catapults, Old and New. II [2/2]Anon, 'Slings and Catapults, Old and New. I', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 811

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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct. [3]
Illustrators:	Whymper Sc Whymper, Edward (1840–1911) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Subjects:	Military Technology, Engineering, War
People mentioned:	Christopher Wren Wren, Sir Christopher (1632–1723) DSB Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 826–27.

Some Curious Cats

Dr Stradling, CMZS Stradling, Arthur (fl. 1882) BP1/5/195/4
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Genre:	Essay
Subjects:	Animal Behaviour, Zoological Gardens, Hunting, Animal Development
People mentioned:	A P Morres Morres, Rev A P (fl. 1883) BP1/5/245/3 Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Zoological Society—Gardens Zoological Society of London —Gardens Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 831–32.

Adventures in the Air. Part III [3/3]William J Gordon, 'Adventures in the Air', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 796, 798
William J Gordon, 'Adventures in the Air. Part II', Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 812–13

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W J Gordon, Author of "The Thrones of the Ice-King", etc. Gordon, William James (fl. 1899–1903) WBI
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Genre:	Essay, Serial
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Aeronautics, Technology, Travel, Invention, Electricity, Exhibitions
People mentioned:	Francisco de Lana, Lana, Francisco de (fl. 1670) WBI Close View the register entry >> Roger Bacon, Bacon, Roger (c. 1219–c. 1292) DSB Close View the register entry >> Archimedes, Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC) DSB Close View the register entry >> George Pocock, Pocock, Sir George (1706–92) ODNB Close View the register entry >> André J Garnerin, Garnerin, André Jacques (1769–1823) CBD Close View the register entry >> Mr Ruparento, Ruparento, Mr (aeronaut) (fl. 1808) BP1/5/245/4 Close View the register entry >> John Hampton, Hampton, John (c. 1799–1871) WBI Close View the register entry >> Mr Sanson, Sanson, Mr (aeronaut) (fl. 1837) BP1/5/245/4 Close View the register entry >> William S Henson, Henson, William Samuel (1812–88) Day and McNeil 1996 Close View the register entry >> M Jullien, Jullien, M (aeronaut) (fl. 1850) BP1/5/245/4 Close View the register entry >> Nadar, Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon) (1820–1910) CBD Close View the register entry >> George Cayley, Cayley, Sir George (1771–1857) CBD Close View the register entry >> Stanilas C Dupuy de Lome, Dupuy de Lome, Stanilas Charles (1816–85) http://www.netmarine.net/tradi/celebres/dupuy Close View the register entry >> Adolf E Nordenskjold, Nordenskjöld, Adolf Erik (Nils Adolf Erik) (1832–1901) DSB Close View the register entry >> Oscar Dickson Dickson, Oscar, Baron (1823–97) WBI Close View the register entry >>
Institutions mentioned:	Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington, Great International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington Close View the register entry >> Aeronautical Exhibition, Paris Aeronautical Exhibition, Paris Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 832.

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Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Geology, Mining, Botany \| Natural History, Zoology, Textbooks \| Ornithology, Animal Development \| Physical Geography, Meteorology, Heat \| Mapping, Practice, Measurement \| Meteorology, Light, Physics, Astronomy, Observation \| Botany, Crystallography
People mentioned:	Albert H Markham Markham, Sir Albert Hastings (1841–1918) ODNB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Wood 1861, Wood, John George 1861. The Boy's Own Book of Natural History: Illustrated with Three Hundred and Thirty Engravings [1860], London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge Close View the register entry >> Nicholson 1870, Nicholson, Henry Alleyne 1870. A Manual of Zoology for the Use of Students, with a General Introduction on the Principles of Zoology, London: W. Blackwood and Sons Close View the register entry >> Maunder 1848 Maunder, Samuel 1848. The Treasury of Natural History; or, A Popular Dictionary of Animated Nature: In Which the Zoological Characteristics that Distinguish the Different Classes, Genera, and Species, are Combined with a Variety of Interesting Information Illustrative of the Habits, Instincts, and General Economy of the Animal Kingdom. To Which are Added, a Syllabus of Practical Taxidermy, and a Glossarial Appendix, London: Longman, Brown, Gree, and Longmans Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Anon, 'Some Favourite British Birds' Eggs', Boy's Own Paper, 2 (1879–80), facing 478

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Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 846.

Fresh-Water Jelly-Fish

J H Bartlett, LRCP Bartlett, J H (LRCP) (fl. 1883) BP1/5/246/1
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Genre:	Essay
Relevant illustrations:	wdct.
Subjects:	Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Anatomy, Animal Development
Institutions mentioned:	Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Close View the register entry >>

Boy's Own Paper, 5 (1882–83), 847.

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Anon

Genre:	Regular Feature, Editorial Reply, Instructions
Subjects:	Specimen Trading, Manufactories \| Ornithology, Animal Behaviour, Animal Development, Aeronautics \| Horticulture, Machinery \| Transport, Statistics \| Zoology, Anatomy \| Aeronautics, Invention, Accidents \| Breeding, Animal Development, Nutrition, Health \| Hunting, Breeding
People mentioned:	Henry T Coxwell, Coxwell, Henry (Tracey) (1819–1900) ODNB Close View the register entry >> James Glaisher, Glaisher, James (1809–1903) DSB Close View the register entry >> Michel J de Montgolfier, Montgolfier, Michel Joseph de (1740–1810) DSB Close View the register entry >> Jean F Pilâtre de Rozier Pilatre de Rozier, Jean François (1754–85) DSB Close View the register entry >>
Publications cited:	Turnor 1865 Turnor, Christopher Hatton 1865. Astra Casta: Experiments and Adventures in the Atmosphere, London: Chapman and Hall Close View the register entry >>
See also:	Gordon Stables, 'The Boy's Own Museum; or, Birds and Beasts, and How to Stuff Them', Boy's Own Paper, 3 (1880–81), 21–22

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