Hermione Grainger

Digging around looking for a copy of Knowledge to use as an illustration for the entry below -- and the lack of one will tell you how successful I was -- I came across a copy of another children's educational magazine, How and Why, published by City Magazines.

Two things of interest. One was that How and Why reprinted material from the How and Why Wonder Book series originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in America in the early 1960s which, presumably, is where its title came from. I remember them being incredibly popular when I was a kid. These were intermixed with short articles which appear to be originals.

But what caught my eye was the name of the author of the first of these short articles entitled 'The Wall that Contained an Empire', about Hadrian's Wall. It's Hermione Grainger. Being a bit of a latecomer to Harry Potter (I've just finished reading Prisoner of Azkaban) the name kind of leapt off the page.

How and Why is undated, but was published in around 1963/64, running for 13 issues before the high price (2/-) killed it. Since J. K. Rowling wasn't born until 1965, she obviously didn't see the magazine first time round (unless she's got one of those little sparkly hour-glass pendants) but maybe she saw copies later and the name stuck in the back of her mind. More likely it's just a coincidence.


(* Yes, I appreciate that the Harry Potter character is Hermione Granger, not Grainger, but it's a curious coincidence none the less. A very quick dig around doesn't turn up anything else under the byline Hermione Grainger. If anyone out there spots anything by her, send me an owl.)

William Armstrong (1938-2006)

Obituaries are appearing for William O'Malley Armstrong, publisher with Sidgwick & Jackson and, in 1994, Macmillan, where he was general manager over the Pan imprint, who died on 22 December 2006.

Armstrong's first job in publishing was with Purnell & Sons where he worked on the children's educational magazine, Knowledge (1961-65), based on an Italian educational magazine published by Fratelli Fabbri Editori which was also one of the inspirations for Look and Learn. This was followed by New Knowledge in 1965-66, which Armstrong devised.

Obituaries in The Independent (17 January), The Times (18 January).

Great British Comics

Collectors of British comics have been fortunate over the past couple of years one way or another. There have been some excellent collections of strips, a variety of 'Best of' books and even a handful of non-fiction titles exploring various subjects, some good, some not so good. However, this is the one I've been looking forward most to seeing.

The forebear of Great British Comics by Paul Gravett & Peter Stanbury is Dennis Gifford's The International Book of Comics (1984); rather than attempt a chronological history, Paul and Peter have tackled the subject by showing how a variety of genres have been handled over the years, ranging from class and family to science fiction and superheroes. Dennis's book was fine up to a point: the number of cover reproductions was substantial but if you wanted to know what was going on inside the comic, you had to look elsewhere... and for many years there really wasn't anywhere else to look. Dennis's deepest interest was in the comics of the first half of the 20th century and he had little time for many of the titles that came after the 1950s.

This is what distinguishes Great British Comics: it opens the covers and lets readers see the full range of comic strips that have appeared in Britain over the years and juxtaposes the old and the new so that, for example, the cover of a Tiger Tim's Annual appears on the same spread as a detail from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Giles shares a page with the Fat Slags'.

The book celebrates the diversity of British comics without frowning or fawning over them and reveals that every decade has produced substantial and superb strips. They may not all be to everyone's liking -- 'Dan Dare' fans may have no time for Viz -- but common sense tells you that they reflect a changing world. In Dennis's books the world was cozy, safe and unchanging where, in Great British Comics, Paul and Peter cry vive la difference and offer ample proof that comics nowadays are more varied in their subject matter and style of presentation than they have ever been.

This isn't a knock against Dennis's book, which is an excellent starting point when it comes to the history of comics (and its scope, reflected in the title, is international), but for British comics, Great British Comics is going to be hard to beat for its breadth of coverage. The writing is accessible, the captions are detailed and the pictures wisely chosen to illustrate the points raised in the text. What better way to introduce (or re-introduce) yourself to comics?

Comic Clippings - 15 January

Very few posts these last few days mostly down to workload (although there was a party in there, somewhere, over the weekend). At least my cold has cleared up.

The Top 50 bestsellers chart for week-ending 6 January continues to feature Beano Annual (#26, 6,629) and Bratz Annual (#28, 6,005). All annuals now seem to be in the shops at prices as low as 99p, so if you haven't picked up the ones you want, now's the time to do it. Even the coveted Doctor Who Annual can be found at the same knockdown price.

A very quick roundup of things spotted on the web (quite a few links culled from the Forbidden Planet Blog):

• A podcast interview with Paul Gravett -- 'Paul Gravett's Guide to Comics' Part 1 -- on I'm Ready for my Podcast, originally broadcast in London on 104.4 FM on 11 January 2007. Plus a review (by Roger Sabin) of Great British Comics from The Guardian (14 January).

• Interviews with David Lloyd, Hunt Emerson (plus a brief update on work he's doing here), Leah Moore & John Reppion, and Eddie Campbell interviewing cartoonist LAT (part 1, part 2, part 3).

• A two-page 'Origin of Zatanna' strip with artwork by Brian Bolland (page 1, page 2).

• Obituaries of children's author and illustrator Harry Horse [Richard Horne]: The Scotsman (10 January; plus follow-up, 11 January), Daily Record (11 January), The Herald (Glasgow) (11 January), Evening Times (Glasgow) (11 January), The Guardian (article, 12 January), The Independent (13 January), The Times (19 January), Daily Telegraph (24 January), The Guardian (24 January).

• News of a new Tank Girl strip in the works from Alan Martin and Ashley Wood can be found at Ashley Wood's blog.

Edgar Harry Large

I've received a query about the above artist, sent as a comment under the Frank Newnham heading for the obvious reason that I don't list a direct mailing address -- not because I dislike correspondence but because I dislike spam.

"I am trying to find information on my wife's grandfather Edgar Harry Large who was a part time illustrator in the thirties. He certainly contributed regularly to Sparkle comic and others in the Harmsworth stable. We have a number of scrapbooks of clippings of his work but know little else of this aspect of his life. Any information would be interesting. Simon Collier"

I have to confess that Edgar Harry Large is a new name to me. I don't have his name listed anywhere but, having said that, my information on titles from the 1930s is very limited. I think you may mean Sparkler, which was published by the Amalgamated Press in 1934-39, part of a group of comics controlled by editor Dick Chance.

I have found that there was an Edgar Harry Large born in 1902, his birth registered at Worcester. Sadly, too late for the 1901 census to be of any use. I did a quick check of London phone books and there's an E. H. Large living at 65 Kingsfield Road, Oxhey, in 1949. I couldn't find any Edgar or Edgar H. or Edgar Harry listed. However, as he seems to be living outside London during the 1930s, when he was working for London publishers, the Oxhey address may be a red herring. [Oxhey, incidentally, is near Watford, Hertfordshire.]

Updated - 22 January

Simon has sent me some additional information and some scans of cartoons by his grandfather-in-law. It seems I was correct with my guess regarding his birth and that the Oxhey was a red herring. (Sorry if that sounds smug.)

Edgar Harry Large was born in 1902 and died in 1983. He lived his whole life in Worcester, hoping to become a full-time artist, although parental pressure forced him in other directions. Instead, he became a microbiologist, eventually running the county laboratory service. He continued to draw, however, and sold many illustrations and cartoons professionally in his spare time.

Although there is no complete record of his work, many examples were kept in scrapbooks. Very little information was given, but it seems he was a regular supplier of story headings to Sparkler in the 1930s and also contributed cartoons to the NALGO union paper as well as a number of local publications.

"His son (my father in law) remembers him complaining of the lack of time when comics would post a story to him and expect the illustrations back the same week," says Simon. "The style is typical of its period but some of the originals we have clearly show he had considerable talent."

The illustrations I've added here include some examples from Sparkler which, as it was published on pink paper, don't scan too well.

The example above is dated 23 December 1933.

The cartoon below was, apparently, based on a comment made by Edgar's daughter in 1941.

The following cartoon comes from the NALGO paper but date unknown.

The last image is probably also from Sparkler and I've saved this until last for my mate John Adcock. I wonder if this version of Spring-Heeled Jack has ever been recorded?

Frank Newnham

Contributed to Swift Annual 3 (1956).

Frank Rudolphe C. Newnham was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight in 1891, the son of James Young Newnham (a postman) and his wife Emma (nee Carter).

He lived at 27 Park Drive, Laburnam, London N21 [1938-39], 10 Cotswald Way, Enfield [fl. 1956-57] and later at 33 Shrubbery Gardens, Laburnam, London N21 [fl. 1965-67].

Illustrated Books
Nursery Rhymes. London, J. K. Whitehead, 1950.

Pamela Neads

Pamela Anne Neads (b. 23 April 1931, d. 1992, aged 61) contributed an anonymous illustration to Swift Annual 6 (1959). The only other work by her I know of is the cover design for Bookbinding in Great Britain. Sixteenth to the twentieth century compiled by Bryan D. Maggs, the Spring 1964 catalogue from booksellers Maggs Bros. Ltd.

Dennis Mallet

Harcourt Dennis Mallet (occasionally misspelled Mallett) was born in 23 May 1909 in Wallington, Surrey, and educated at Parkside Preparatory School, Tonbridge School and Goldsmith's, London. His first cartoon was published in Novel magazine in 1932 while he was still a student. Mallet went on to contribute heavily to Punch (for 30 years), The Tatler (for 35 years) and many other newspapers and magazines. During the war he served with the R.A.F.

Mallet also produced illustrations for postcards and greetings cards in the 1940s and, in the 1950s, was a prolific contributor to the Hulton Press comics. His 'That Chap' appeared in the Eagle Extra supplement in 1953, followed by 'Our Gang' in Swift from 1954 to 1961. He also contributed to Girl Annual and Swift Annual.

Mallet wrote his own scripts for 'Our Gang' and also wrote verse to accompany some of his cartoons such as the long-running 'My Aunt' series in Tatler & Bystander.

Mallet died on 23 November 1988. His son, Lyndon Mallet (1946- ) is also an author (of the Taffin novels, radio plays) and cartoonist.

Some more of Mallet's 'Our Gang' strips can be found on the Look and Learn website by following this link.

Books for Children
The Story of Father Christmas by Ann & Dennis Mallet. London, Sackett Marshall, 1977.

Illustrated Books
Up Fell, Down Dale by L. F. Feaver. London, Duckworth, 1937.
Herbert Farjeon's Cricket Bag, with an introduction by J. Jefferson Farjeon. London, Macdonald & Co., 1946.
Vote for Richard by Leslie Brewer. London & Glasgow, Art & Educational Publishers, 1948.
Spice of Life, compiled by J. Thurston Thrower. London, Burke, 1950.
How to Avoid Matrimony. The layman's guide to the laywoman by Herald Froy. London, Frederick Muller, 1957.
Preparatory Schools Today. Some facts and inferences by Philip L. Masters. London, Black, 1966.
Cruising in Strange Waters by David Hay & Joan Hay. London, Stanford, 1970.
Cartoons for Students of English by L. A. Hill. London, Oxford University Press, 5 vols., 1972.
Between the Muckle Cheviot and the Seas. Echoes of a Northumbrian family by David Hay. Edinburgh, Paul Harris Publishing, 1975.
The Three Little Pigs by Betty Root, Ruth Nichols & Dorothy Oliver. London, Macdonald Educational, 1975.
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Betty Root, Ruth Nichols & Dorothy Oliver. London, Macdonald Educational, 1976.
Advanced Stories for Reproduction by L. A. Hill. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1977.
Elementary Stories for Reproduction by L. A. Hill. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1977.
Intermediate Stories for Reproduction by L. A. Hill. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1977.

(* Most of the above details come from Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists 1730-1980 by Mark Bryant & Simon Heneage. The episode of 'Our Gang' is from Swift Annual 5 (1958) and is © Look and Learn Magazine Ltd.)

George Lane

Apart from the following list of books he illustrated, I know nothing about George Lane except he produced illustrations for Swift Annuals 1 and 2 (1954-55).

Illustrated Books
"Dicing with Death" by Nevil Lloyd. London, Metchim & Son, 1936.
Come Motor Racing With Me by Ian Nickols. London, Frederick Muller, 1954.
Eight Short Stories, ed. A. J. Merson. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1954.
Le Mans, 1954, compiled by the staff of The Motor. London, Temple Press, 1954.
Battle on the Ice by John Gunn. London, Lutterworth Press, 1956.
The Canal Children by Hilda Haig-Brown & Zillah Walthew. London, Longmans, 1956.
Abbey on the Warpath by Eric Leyland. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Great Moments in Motoring by Phil Drackett. London, Phoenix House, 1958; New York, Roy Publishers, 1958.
Half-Term Adventure by Eric Leyland. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Men of Glory. An adventure book for boys by Hastings Macdonald. London, Hulton Press, 1958.
Midnight Rally by Michael Gibson. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1958.
Midsummer Mystery by Sylvia Little. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Mystery of the Car Bandits by Robert Martin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Mystery of the Friendly Forger by Robert Martin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Mystery of the Golden Skulls by Robert Martin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Mystery of the Long Shadow by Robert Martin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Provost's Jewel by Elisabeth Kyle. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Submarine Island by John Gunn. London, Lutterworth Press, 1958.
West Wind by Elisabeth Kyle. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Great Moments in Detection by Julian Holland. London, Phoenix House, 1959.
The Scarlet Man by F. H. Wiseman. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
Abbey on the Warpath by Eric Leyland. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Automobiles Work Like This by Phil Drackett. London, Phoenix House, 1960.
The Mystery of the T.V. Crooks by Robert Martin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons., 1960.
The Scooter Adventure by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
A History of Invention by Egon Larsen. London, Phoenix House, 1961; revised, London, Dent, 1969.

Alan Jessett

I've been unable to find out anything about Jessett other than that he may have been represented by Associated Freelance Artists Ltd. Also did cover illustrations for paperbacks and was still working at least as recently as 1997.


Children's Books
Wonderful World. London, Golden Pleasure Books (Pictureland ser. no.2), 1963.

Illustrated Book
We Shared an Island by Guy Morrison. London, Phoenix House, 1951; New York, W. W. Norton, 1952.
The Barons' Hostage. A story of Simon de Montfort by Geoffrey Trease. London, Phoenix House, 1952.
Young Master Carver. A young boy in the reign of Edward III by A. Stephen Tring. London, Phoenix House, 1952.
The Sea Around Us by Rachel L. Carson. London, Readers Union, 1953.
The Silken Secret by Geoffrey Trease. Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1953.
The Emperor's New Clothes, and other stories by J. R. C. Yglesias. London, Ginn & Co., 1955.
Mystery at Monks' Hall by Gladys O'Connor. London, Ginn & Co., 1956.
The Cable Story by J. R. C. Yglesias. London, Ginn & Co., 1957.
The Mammoth Cavern by Andrew Wood. London, Max Parrish, 1957.
Measuring and Recording by Jenny Taylor & Terry Ingleby. London, Longmans, 1963.
Number Words by Jenny Taylor & Terry Ingleby. London, Longmans, 1963.
Pleasure in English by J. R. C. Yglesias & Ian Newnham. London, Longmans, 1963.
Numbers by Jenny Taylor & Terry Ingleby. London, Longmans, 2 vols., 1965.
This Is the Way I Go by Jenny Taylor & Terry Ingleby. London, Longmans, 6 vols., 1965.
People We Meet by R. P. A. Edwards & Vivian Gibbon. London, Burke, 1966.
A Fast Car by E. S. Lawrence. London, Ginn (Read to Yourself ser. no.2), 1969.
About the Weather by Philip A. Sauvain. London, Macmillan (Discovery ser. no.3), 1970.
The Jolly Warreners by Joy E. Stuart. Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1970.
Face to Face by Robin Place. London, Ginn (A Long Time Ago ser. no.11), 1970.
Fishes by Gwynne Vevers. London, Bodley Head, 1974.

Others (illustrated cards)
Emergency First Aid by Eileen Yates. London, Key Facts, 1969.
Is There a Dog in the House? Easy steps to a happy, healthy dog's life by Joan Palmer. London, Key Facts, 1969.

(* Illustration from Swift Annual 1963 (1962), © Look and Learn Magazine Ltd.)

Beryl Irving

Meanwhile, back at the Swift Annual project...

Beryl Irving is best known for her book The Dawnchild which appeared in 1926, illustrated in a style that "recalls the work of Jessie M. King" -- this according to the Dictionary of British Book Illustrators The 20th Century who also say "Her later work consists of mainly small drawings, executed rather in the manner of A. K. MacDonald."

Not knowing my Kings from my MacDonalds, I think the implication is that she used quite a delicate line and had a habit of using unrendered and unshaded areas (usually backgrounds and background characters) to focus the eye on the main subject of the illustration, as can be seen in the illustrations above and below.

Beryl Irene Newington was born at St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, on 24 October 1896, the daughter of Captain Charles Newington, formerly of the Indian Army, and his wife Frances (nee Dolman). She was married at Rushbrooke, Co. Cork, to John James Cawdell Irving, a former Lieut. Commander with the Royal Navy who had served during the First World War; leaving in 1922, he subsequently became a writer and broadcaster, writing many books about ships and yachting, including Coronel and the Falklands (1927), The King's Britannia (1937) and The Smoke Screen of Jutland (1966).

The Irvings had four children (born between 1930 and 1938) before they split up. As well as her drawings and plates for children's annuals, she also contributed to The Nursery World, Radio Times, the East Anglian Times, and elsewhere.

Beryl Irving died on 15 October 1965 near Chipping Ongar, Essex.

Beryl Irving's son, David, has had a somewhat infamous career as a writer and her daughter, Jennifer Caroline ("Carol") Irving (b. 22 September 1935 at Dunton, Essex), was on the staff of Look and Learn in the mid-1960s.


Children's Books
The Dawnchild. London, Faber & Gwyer, 1926.
Daffy Goes to Sea. London, Nisbet & Co., 1932.

Others
The Family Week-end Book. London, Seeley Service, 1941.

Illustrated Books
Rivers of East Anglia by Lt-Commander John Irving. London, London & North Easter Railway, n.d.
The Yachtsman's Week-End Book by John Irving & Douglas Service. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1938.
The Gardener's Week-End Book by Eleanor Rohde & Eric Parker. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1939.
The Shooting Week-End Book by Eric Parker. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1942.
The Countryman's Week-end Book by Eric Parker. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1946.
Royal Navalese. A glossary of forecastle and quarterdeck words and phrases by Commander John Irving. London, Edward Arnold & Co., 1946.
The Gourmet's Week-End Book by Andre L. Simon. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1952.
Cheerful Cookery by Noel Chanter. London & Glasgow, Blackie & Son, 1954.
The Collector's Week-End Book by Frank Davis. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1956.
The Cat-Lover's Week-end Book by Kathleen Williams & Sidney Denham. London, Seeley Service & Co., 1961 [1962].
Under a Suffolk Sky by Allan Jobson. London, Robert Hale, 1964.
A Suffolk Calendar by Allan Jobson. London, Robert Hale, 1966.

(* Illustrations are from Swift Annual 6 and 7 (1959-60) and are © Look and Learn Magazine Ltd.)

Comic Clippings - 7 January 2007

Not a huge amount of excitement so far in 2007; the cold bug that's going around reached me on New Year's Day and it's still here.

Some good news, tho': I've now seen the first issue of the new Look and Learn and it looks fantastic. The reproduction is spot on and I think our subscribers are going to be in for a very nice surprise when they get their issues. Mailing starts next week and I'm looking forward to some feedback. We should also be seeing some exciting additions to the website in the not too distant future after a few months where things have been fairly static -- we're going from inactive to interactive in one big leap!

The Scotsman's Robert McNeil reviewed the facsimile edition of the first issue on 6 January 2007 in a piece called 'Look and learn, my friend, look and learn', claiming "The illustrations in [Look and Learn] are wonderful. They're bright, sunny and optimistic. I would like to step into one of them and never come back." Meanwhile, the Lincolnshire Echo has 'The Boys Are Back in Town' quotes Tony Thorne from King's College, University of London, as saying that the growing demand for old-fashioned adventure stories "is a yearning for more straightforward pleasures and ... a reaction againt the new man and metrosexuality."

On the comics front, I've spent most of today finishing off the introduction and proofing the art pages for the next Storm--The Collection volume, number six in the series, which should be out next month. We're on a tight schedule because the next Trigan Empire volume, the eighth produced but the second chronologically, will also be out around the same time. The text is all done for the art pages, so now it's just a case of writing the introductions. "Just a case!" Who am I kidding -- there's a general intro., five story intros. and a 6-page dossier still to write! If they turn out to be more rambling than normal, blame the Lemsip.

I spotted an end-of-year bestsellers list which reveals that the Doctor Who Annual was the 28th best-selling title of 2006 with total sales of 304,280 copies; the Beano Annual came in at no.50 with sales of 234,841. A lot of shops will now have these available at discount prices -- 99p in some Waterstones -- so you can expect them to keep flying off the shelves for some time yet. The Beano Annual must have put on a spurt at the last minute as it was the 2nd best-selling children's book for week-ending 23 December; the Doctor Who Annual didn't make it into the top 3.

And that's my lot. I'm going to crawl into bed now and take a well-earned nap.

(* The Storm page is from the Dutch album De Zeven Van Aromater which is one of the two books translated in Storm--The Collection book 6; © Don Lawrence Collection/Lisabeth Lawrence/Martin Lodewijk)

William Stephens Hayward

W. Stephens Hayward: Gambler and alcoholic who wasted a fortune worth half a million in only a few years, but could count Robert Louis Stephenson amongst the fans of his novels.

Originally published 4 January 2007, this essay has now been greatly expanded and appears alongside a companion piece on the 'Anonyma' series of novels (The anonymous best-seller whose novels “No respectable bookseller would like his daughter to read  …  and no man who values his repute should suffer them to disgrace his shop.”) in Forgotten Authors Volume 1, now available as both an e-book and print book.

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Robert Hodgson

Robert Hodgson was a very prolific illustrator who contributed to Swift Annual 1963 and Girl Annual 1963. He was associated with a number of series published by Thomas Nelson, including the Corrigan novels by Reginald Maddock and the Pocomoto westerns by Rex Dixon as well as many novels by Douglas V. Duff. Between 1967 and 1970, he illustrated the 'Wee Willie Winkie' stories in Treasure, following in the footsteps of John Worsley.

Other than that, there seems to be nothing known about him. The large gap in the chronology below (almost the whole decade from 1964-73) is only partly filled by his work for Treasure and presumably he had some other regular outlets for his artwork that have yet to be discovered.


Illustrated Books
The Burnished Sword by Jessie H. Maclehose. London & Glasgow, Blackie & Son, 1955.
Caroline House by Elisabeth Kyle. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1955.
Cormorant Sails Again by George E. Haley. London & Glasgow, Blackie & Sons, 1955.
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore (abridged). London & Glasgow, Blackie & Sons, 1955.
The Unwilling Adventurers by Veronica Westlake. London & Glasgow, Blackie & Sons, 1955.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. London & Glasgow, Blackie & Sons, 1955.
Andy Gets the Blame by Freda M. Hurt. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956.
Corrigan and the White Cobra by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956.
The Double Halfpenny by Maribel Edwin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956.
New Forest Exploits by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956.
The Turnip Watch by Mary Fitt. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956.
A Bridge Under the Water by Maribel Edwin. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Corrigan and the Black Riders by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Corrigan and the Tomb of Opi by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Corrigan and the Yellow Peril by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Explorer Lost! The story of Colonel Fawcett by Robert Churchward. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Maid of Orleans. The story of Joan of Arc by Elisabeth Kyle. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Man of Justice. The story of Solon by Mary Fitt. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
New Forest Discoveries by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Ocean Haul by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Pocomoto and the Circus Folk by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Pocomoto and the Desert Gold by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Queen of Scots. The story of Mary Stuart by Elisabeth Kyle. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
The Quest of the Golden Eagle by Mary Cathcart Borer. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Rocky and the Lions by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
The San Matteo by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Sea-Bed Treasure by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Sea-Serpent Island by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1957.
Alfred the Great. The story of an English king. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Black Ivory by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Corrigan and the Golden Pagoda by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Daffodil Island by Judith M. Berrisford. London, Macmillan & Co., 1958.
Father of Railways. The story of George Stephenson by Oswald Stevens Nock. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Man of the White South. The story of Captain Scott by Admiral Lord Mountevans. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
New Forest Smugglers by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Nuclear Castle Story by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
The Pale Grey Man by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Pocomoto and the Lazy Sheriff by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Pocomoto and the Texas Pioneers by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
Scimitar Trail by Gerard Wyndham. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
William Shakespeare by Ivor Brown. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1958.
At Close Grips by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
Corrigan and the Dream-Makers by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
Crusader's Gold by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
The House With Roots by Barbara Willard. London, Constable & Co., 1959.
The Lively Oracles by Donald McFarlan. London & New York, Thomas Nelson, 1959.
New Forest Pirates by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
Pocomoto and the Lost Hunters by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
The Story of Rome by Mary Macgregor. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
Undersea Oiltanker by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959.
Andy and Mandy Stories by Reginald Masters. London, Macmillan & Co., 1960- ; New York, St. Martin's Press, 1960- .
Corrigan and the Blue Crater by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Easter Egg by James W. Kenyon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Edmund Kean. The story of an actor by W. MacQueen-Pope. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Joseph Lister by Elizabeth Jenkins. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
The Maythorn Story by Geoffrey Trease. London, Heinemann, 1960.
New Forest Vagabond by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Pocomoto and the Golden Herd by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Pocomoto and the Texas Ranger by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
Rustlers of the Fells by Eric Leyland. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
The Secret Arrow by Kenneth Lillington. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
The Stolen Aircraft Carrier by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
The Time Maze by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960.
The Case of the Missing Master by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
Corrigan and the Green Tiger by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
Farms and Farming by J. C. Gagg. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 2), 1961.
The Farthingale Find by Mary Gervaise. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
Going Concern by Eric Leyland. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
New House at Northmead by Jane Shaw. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
Pocomoto and the Warrior Braves by Rex Dixon. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. London, Heinemann, 1961.
Venturer -- Top Secret by Ian F. Sine. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.
A Book of Discovery by M. B. Synge; revised by Elspeth Boog Watson and J. Isobel Carruthers. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
Buffalo Bill. The story of William Cody by Philip Dennington. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
A Book of Pirates by Rex Dixon. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
Corrigan and the Red Lions by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
Mystery of Merridown Mill by Marjorie Mary Oliver. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
New Forest Detectives by Stephen Mogridge. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
The Painted Swan by Mary Gervaise. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
Pirates Abroad! by Douglas V. Duff. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
Rocky and the Elephant by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
The Tall Man from the Sea by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
The Willow Wand by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962.
A Book of Highwaymen by Rex Dixon. Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1963.
Corrigan and the Little People by Reginald Maddock. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1963.
Dragon Hill by David Walker. London, Collins, 1963.
Northmead Nuisance by Jane Shaw. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1963.
The Pearls of Marguerite by Frances B. Clark. London, Heinemann, 1963.
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1968; New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968.
Blackwell's Little Learning Library by J. C. Gagg; illus. with others. Oxford, Blackwell, 6 vols., 1971.
Cinderella. London, Dean, 1971.
Puss in Boots. London, Dean, 1971.
The Sleeping Beauty. London, Dean, 1971.
The Three Bears. London, Dean, 1971.
Symbols and Signs by Frances Wilkins. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 74), 1974.
Zoos by Alan James. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 75), 1974.
Lamps and Lighting by Daphne Going. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 78), 1974.
Newspapers by Alan James. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 83), 1975.
Tools by L. G. Humphrys. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 85), 1975.
Britain Yesterday by Geoffrey Trease. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 86), 1975.
Food and Cooking by Jane Coram. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 88), 1975.
Keeping Pets by Alan James. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 90), 1975.
The Story of Cars by Mary Cockett. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 91), 1976.
Circuses by Alan James. Oxford, Blackwell (Learning Library 99), 1978.

(* The picture is from Swift Annual 1963 and is © Look and Learn Magazine Ltd.)