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Issue and Date |
Story |
Author |
Reprints |
Notes |
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Issue 1/1 19th February 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK
PP.5993.RAN) |
Gordon Gay's Company
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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20 pages consisting of four cover pages and 16
numbered pages. To help publicise
the Empire Library the first few pages were printed in
Magnet 106 |
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Issue 1/2 26th February 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK
PP.5993.RAN) |
Gordon Gay's New Part
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/3 5th March 1910 |
Gordon Gay's New Chums
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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The Australian Wooton Brothers arrive at Rylcombe
and a new Co. is formed - The Three Wallabies. |
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Issue 1/4
12th March 1910 |
Gordon Gay's Rivals
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/5
19th March 1910 |
The Three Wallabies
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/6
26th March 1910 |
Gordon Gay and Co's Holiday
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/7
2nd April 1910 |
Gordon Gay's Team
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/8 9th April 1910 |
Gordon Gay's Play
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(Alfred Barnard) |
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Issues 1/8-15 missing from stock at the
British Library. |
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Issue 1/9
16th April 1910 |
The New Master
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(Alfred Barnard) |
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Issue 1/10
23rd April 1910 |
Rylcombe Story |
Prosper Howard
(Alfred Barnard) |
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Issue 1/11
30th April 1910 |
Gordon Gay's Raid
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/12
7th May 1910 |
The Doctors Double
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(Charles Hamilton?) |
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Eric Fayne was of the opinion this was a
genuine Hamilton story. Reprinted in the Gem.
(see LBC 112 on P17 of
CD 246) |
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Issue 1/13
14th May 1910 |
Rylcombe Story |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/14
21st May 1910 |
The Rylcombe Cadet Corp.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/15 28th May 1910 |
Empire Day at Rylcombe
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/16
4th June 1910 |
No Rylcombe Story |
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Issue 1/17
11th June 1910 |
Ginger
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 1/18 18th June 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 1 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/19
25th June 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 2 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
Rylcombe School stories alternated with Jack
Rhodes stories by Alfred Barnard until issue 1/32 before giving way to
Panther Grayle stories by Jack Lancaster |
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Issue 1/20
2nd July 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 3 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/21 9th July 1910
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The Rivals of St Kit's Part
4 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/22
16th July 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 5 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/23
23rd July 1910
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The Rivals of St Kit's Part 6 of
30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/24
30th July 1910 |
Gordon Gay's Camp.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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The Rivals of St Kit's Part 7 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/25
6th August 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 8 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/26
13th August 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 9 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/27
20th August 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 10 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
Page count increased from 20 to 24 |
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Issue 1/28
27th August 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 11 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/29
3rd September 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 12 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/30 10th September 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 13 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/31
17th September 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 14 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/32
24th September 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK
PP.5993.RAN) |
The Grammar School's Great Jape
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(Charles Hamilton) |
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According to Bill Lofts and the official AP
records this was the only
Genuine Rylcombe/Hamilton story to appear in the Empire Library.
Rylcombe
vanished for a while before resuming in Series 2 Issue 9 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's Part 15 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/33
1st October 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 16 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/34 8th October 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 17 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/35 15th October 1910
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The Rivals of St Kit's Part 18 of
30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 1/36 22nd October 1910 |
The Rivals of St Kit's Part 19 of 30 |
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Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Second Series Launch of the "Empire Enlarged Library".
The new series was the same price but the page size doubled to the size
of the Realm and Boys friend. Page count was reduced from 20 to eight so
the enlarged library actually had less space. All the pages were black
ink printed on white paper. |
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Issue 2/1 29th October 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 1 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 20 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/2
5th November 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 2 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 21 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/3
12th November 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 3 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 22 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/4
19th November 1910 |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 4 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 23 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/5 26th November 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 5 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
Grand Christmas Double (1d) Number with 16
pages. |
The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 24 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/6
3rd December 1910 |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 6 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 25 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/7
10th December 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 7 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 26 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/8
17th December 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 8 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 27 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Issue 2/9
24th December 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 9 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
Gordon Gay & Co. return and feature in a short
complete one page story. This format continued until his final appearance
in issue 26 |
The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 28 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
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Gordon
Gay's Christmas Joke |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/10 31st December 1910
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 10 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 29 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
Frank Monk and Co.'s Score.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/11 7th January 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 11 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
A new Hamilton serial featuring St Wode's makes
an appearance. Incredibly FOUR Hamilton schools appear in this one Story
Paper. |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 1 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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The Rivals of St Kit's
Part 30 of 30 |
Charles Hamilton |
Originally published in Pluck 1907
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Reprinted in Boy's Friend Library issue 1/46 1908 |
Major Gordon Gay.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/12 14th January 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 12 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 2 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Frank Monk and Co's Hamper.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/13 21st January 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 13 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 3 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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The Grammar School Ventriloquist
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/14 28th January 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 14 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 4 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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The Grammar School Hypnotist
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/15 4th February 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 15 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 5 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Raiding the Raiders
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/16 11th February 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 16 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 6 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Sold Again!
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/17 18th February 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 17 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 7 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Gordon Gay's Wager
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/18 25th February 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Cousin Ethel's Schooldays
Part 18 of 18 |
Martin Clifford
(Charles Hamilton) |
Reprinted in Boys Friend Library 1/367
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Reprinted in the Gem issues 2/405-416 1915/16 |
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The Rival of St Wode's
Part 8 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Horace Tadpole's Trick
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/19 4th March 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 9 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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The Grammar School Dreamer.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/20 11th March 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 10 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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A Great Fight
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/21 18th March 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 11 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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No Rylcombe Story |
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Issue 2/22 25th March 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 12 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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The Rylcombe Roller Skaters
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/23
1st April 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 13 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Editorial announces a new Tom Merry Story "Tom
Merry's Island" would appear shortly. It never did and the stories were
later adapted for a 1911 treasure island series in the Gem (Issues 2/173
to 2/175) |
Gordon Gay's Disguise.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/24 8th April 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 14 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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My Aunt!
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/25 15th April 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
The Rival of St Wode's
Part 15 of 15 |
Charles Hamilton |
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Charles Hamilton bows out of the Empire
Library for the last time. |
The Fourth Form's Black Champion
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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Issue 2/26 22nd April 1911
© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK PENP.NT
141) |
Frank Monk's Libel.
(Rylcombe) |
Prosper Howard
(HA Hinton and CM Down) |
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The header of the paper now states that the
Empire is a companion paper to the Football and Sports Library so the
end can't be far away now! |
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Issue 2/27 29th April 1911 |
No Hamilton Content |
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Issue 2/ 28 6th May 1911 |
No Hamilton Content |
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Merged with
Boy's Realm Football and Sports Library |
