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The Vanguard Library

The Vanguard Library was published by Trapps Holmes and ran from  May 1907 until April 1919, a total of 152 issues. Steve Holland has researched this rather intriguing publication in some depth and you can find the results of that research here. http://www.philsp.com/homeville/BJSP/b76.htm#A300

The short lived Old Boys Book Collector carried a couple of interesting articles on the Vanguard Library. In Issue 1 the publication's creator Tom Hopperton wrote an article on the Vanguard Library which managed to annoy Hamilton - Issue 2 contained Hamilton's response! One interesting fact emerged in Hamilton's reply - it was previously thought that only a dozen or so Hamilton stories had appeared in Trapps Holmes publications but in his reply he states that the number was at least a thousand.

Only a couple of issues of the Vanguard Library are available for download. If you have any issues you would like to share then please contact me.

A number of Hamilton stories were reprinted in the Picture Fun

The following listing was kindly supplied by Nandu Thalange.

 

Year Date Vanguard Hamilton Story Notes
1907 04-May-07 1 The New Boy at Northcote [Charles Hamilton] Northcote
1907 11-May-07 2    
1907 18-May-07 3 Saved from Ruin [Roland Rodway]  
1907 25-May-07 4    
1907 01-Jun-07 5 The Star of the Ring [Cecil Herbert] Curly Kit
1907 08-Jun-07 6    
1907 15-Jun-07 7 Plucky Jim Stanhope [Charles Hamilton] Northcote
1907 22-Jun-07 8 Midshipman Dick [Eric Stanhope]  
1907 29-Jun-07 9    
1907 06-Jul-07 10    
1907 13-Jul-07 11    
1907 20-Jul-07 12 Comrades of the Circus [Cecil Herbert] Curly Kit
1907 27-Jul-07 13 High Jinks at Larkshall [Gordon Conway] Larkshall
1907 03-Aug-07 14    
1907 10-Aug-07 15    
1907 17-Aug-07 16    
1907 24-Aug-07 17    
1907 31-Aug-07 18    
1907 07-Sep-07 19 The Fourth Form at Northcote [CH] Northcote
1907 14-Sep-07 20    
1907 21-Sep-07 21    
1907 28-Sep-07 22    
1907 05-Oct-07 23 Two Merry Middies [Eric Stanhope]  
1907 12-Oct-07 24    
1907 19-Oct-07 25 Tracked in the Bush [Cecil Herbert]  
1907 26-Oct-07 26    
1907 02-Nov-07 27    
1907 09-Nov-07 28    
1907 16-Nov-07 29    
1907 23-Nov-07 30    
1907 30-Nov-07 31 Christmas at St Freda's [CH] St Freda's
1907 07-Dec-07 32    
1907 14-Dec-07 33 Chums of St Kate's [CH] St Kate's
1907 21-Dec-07 34    
1907 28-Dec-07 35    
1908 04-Jan-08 36    
1908 11-Jan-08 37    
1908 18-Jan-08 38    
1908 25-Jan-08 39 The Prefect's Secret [CH] St Kate's
1908 01-Feb-08 40    
1908 08-Feb-08 41    
1908 15-Feb-08 42 Who Shall be Captain? [Charles Hamilton] St Kate's
1908 22-Feb-08 43    
1908 29-Feb-08 44    
1908 07-Mar-08 45    
1908 14-Mar-08 46    
1908 21-Mar-08 47    
1908 28-Mar-08 48    
1908 04-Apr-08 49 The Captain of St Kate's [Charles Hamilton] St Kate's
1908 11-Apr-08 50    
1908 18-Apr-08 51    
1908 25-Apr-08 52    
1908 02-May-08 53    
1908 09-May-08 54    
1908 16-May-08 55    
1908 23-May-08 56    
1908 30-May-08 57    
1908 06-Jun-08 58 Pong, or, The New Boy at St Kate's [Frank Drake] St Kate's
1908 13-Jun-08 59    
1908 20-Jun-08 60    
1908 27-Jun-08 61    
1908 04-Jul-08 62    
1908 11-Jul-08 63    
1908 18-Jul-08 64    
1908 25-Jul-08 65    
1908 01-Aug-08 66    
1908 08-Aug-08 67    
1908 15-Aug-08 68 Comrades of the Fourth [Frank Drake] St Kate's
1908 22-Aug-08 69    
1908 29-Aug-08 70    
1908 05-Sep-08 71    
1908 12-Sep-08 72    
1908 19-Sep-08 73    
1908 26-Sep-08 74    
1908 03-Oct-08 75    
1908 10-Oct-08 76    
1908 17-Oct-08 77    
1908 24-Oct-08 78    
1908 31-Oct-08 79    
1908 07-Nov-08 80    
1908 14-Nov-08 81    
1908 21-Nov-08 82    
1908 28-Nov-08 83    
1908 05-Dec-08 84 Comrie, Centre Forward [Nigel Wallace]  
1908 12-Dec-08 85    
1908 19-Dec-08 86    
1908 26-Dec-08 87    
1909 02-Jan-09 88    
1909 09-Jan-09 89    
1909 19-Jan-09 90 The Diamond Seekers {Ridley Redway]  
1909 26-Jan-09 91    
1909 02-Feb-09 92    
1909 09-Feb-09 93    
1909 16-Feb-09 94    
1909 23-Feb-09 95    
1909 02-Mar-09 96    
1909 09-Mar-09 97    
1909 16-Mar-09 98    
1909 23-Mar-09 99    
1909 30-Mar-09 100    
1909 06-Apr-09 101    
1909 13-Apr-09 102    
1909 20-Apr-09 103    
1909 27-Apr-09 104    
1909 04-May-09 105    
1909 11-May-09 106    
1909 18-May-09 107    
1909 25-May-09 108    
1909 01-Jun-09 109    
1909 08-Jun-09 110    
1909 15-Jun-09 111    
1909 22-Jun-09 112    
1909 29-Jun-09 113    
1909 06-Jul-09 114    
1909 13-Jul-09 115    
1909 20-Jul-09 116    
1909 27-Jul-09 117    
1909 03-Aug-09 118    
1909 10-Aug-09 119    
1909 17-Aug-09 120    
1909 24-Aug-09 121    
1909 31-Aug-09 122    
1909 07-Sep-09 123    
1909 14-Sep-09 124 What Happened to Joseph? [Gillingham Jones]  
1909 21-Sep-09 125 In the Midst of Perils [Gillingham Jones]
The Galleon's Gold {Ridley Redway]		  
1909 28-Sep-09 126 Sent to Coventry [Gillingham Jones]
Russell Keene for the Empire [Robert Stanley]		  
1909 05-Oct-09 127 Russell Keene in Somaliland [Robert Stanley]
Tom Smart's Schooldays [Anon]
Nice Boys at School (part1/2) [anon]		  
1909 12-Oct-09 128 Missing - A Million [Gillingham Jones]
Nice Boys at School (part 2/2) [Anon]
The Rajah's of Redclyffe {Ridley Redway]		  
1909 19-Oct-09 129 The Bargee's Boy [Gillingham Jones]  
1909 26-Oct-09 130 Two Rogues of Redclyffe {Ridley Redway]  
1909 02-Nov-09 131 Jack Jingle's Chum {Ridley Redway]
The Golden Goblet [anon]
Comrades [anon]
The Hate of the Slave {Ridley Redway]		  
1909 09-Nov-09 132 Expelled from the School {Ridley Redway]
For England's King, or, The Rival Dukes {Ridley Redway]
A Treble Guilt [anon]		  
1909 16-Nov-09 133    
1909 23-Nov-09 134    
1909 30-Nov-09 135    
1909 07-Dec-09 136    
1909 14-Dec-09 137