Library Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
BE1998.1.118.1 |
Object Name |
Magazine |
Title |
My Magazine, No. 56 Vol. 10 |
Summary |
Magazine entitled 'My Magazine', formerly known as 'The Children's Magazine'. The title cover has an image of young man holding a Union Jack. The title 'My Magazine' is printed across the top. The bottom is marked: 'August. Edited By Arthur Mee. On the left side along the spine, there is a child's writing in pencil, reading: 'Geoffrey Sayers'. Geoffrey was practicing writing his name. There is faint evidence of a purple stamp that existed on the right side of the illustration: 'From Porter's Bookstore, Lindsay, Canada.' The spine is printed with blue ink and reads: 'August 1915 No. 56 Vol. 10 with (?) supplement Children's Magazine Containing the Children's Encyclopaedia'. The contents of the magazine include stories for children with illustrations and advertisement throughout. The pages are held together by two large metal staples. The back cover has a colour advertisement for 'Daniel Neal & Sons Limited Dept. 5, 126, Kensington High Street, W'. |
History |
Magazine belonged to Geoffrey Sayers (1907-1997). Arthur Mee (1875–1943) was an English editor, journalist and educator best known for his children's books and magazines including The Children's Encyclopaedia, My Magazine and The Children's Newspaper. My Magazine developed out of The Children's Magazine. In 1914, My Magazine included a newspaper supplement called the Little Paper. In 1919 it became the Children's Newspaper which was published weekly until 1946. The "Children's Newspaper" (and "My Magazine") provided information for children on many subjects, historical, geographical, practical and information on what was happening in the world week by week in an effort to keep children up to date with the latest in world news and science. The newspaper was deliberately designed to look like an adult newspaper. It sold 500,000 copies weekly. Ref: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/jul/21/booksforchildrenandteenagers.featuresreviews & Re: https://www.lookandlearn.com/childrens-newspaper/history.php |
Subjects |
Magazines Children |
People |
Mee, Arthur Sayers, Geoffrey Harris |