Front-page

"The Willoughby Captains: A School Story"

Boy's Own Paper, Volume VI

11 1/4 x 8 inches

6 October 1883

This page illustrates Talbot Baines Reed's school story, which illustrates one of the main themes in Victorian school stories — the emphasis on sports.

Other Material from this periodical

  • Front-page, ""The Willoughby Captains: A School Story" (6 October 1883)
  • Front-page, ""The Willoughby Captains: A School Story" (1 March 1884)
  • Evolution of an artist (cartoon)
  • Alarming changes in a stingy boy!
  • Rank marks of the British Navy
  • Rank Marks of the British Army

    • Photograph and Text by Siobhan Lam

    [This image may be used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose.]

    Courtesy of the John Hay Library, Brown University