Independent / Open Section: Children's Periodicals

• The Child's Bible Companion

  • Dates: 1877 to ?
  • Edited by: ?
  • Published by: W.B. Horner
  • Volumes: 1 (1877) , 3 (1879) are available.

• Grace and Truth; for Old and Young

  • Dates: 1884? to >=1890
  • Edited by: ?
  • Published by: W.B. Horner
  • Description:

    Nice medium-large format magazine; aimed at young people. Papers by A.T. Schofield, Robert McKilliam, J Denham Smith, J G Bellett etc. C.H. Spurgeon said of it "Answering to its title, this excellent serial is sure to benefit its readers; may they be as many as the stars!"

  • Volumes: 1 (1884) , 7 (1890) are available.

• Boys and Girls; Illustrated Gospel Magazine

  • Dates: 1887 to ?
  • Edited by:
  • Published by: Pickering & Inglis
  • Description:

    I know March 1916 was issue 339.

    It was founded by Henry Pickering.

    This page gives some information, though maybe partly mixed up with another magazine, http://www.victorianperiodicals.com/series3/single_sample.asp?id=127826

  • Volumes: The Shining Path - v25 (1912) , Ready for the Voyage - v40-41 (1927-28) , 47 - The Way to Happyland (1934) , 66.1 (Jan 1952) , 66.4 (Apr 1952) , 66.7 (Jul 1952) , 66.11 (Nov 1952) , 52 - Victory Assured (1939) are available.

• Across the Seas

  • Dates: 1896 to > 1950?
  • Edited by: F.S. Arnot
  • Published by: Pickering & Inglis
  • Description:

    "A missionary paper for our young people".

  • Volumes: 1.1 (1896) , 1.2 (1896) are available.