They arewritten for devotees of the prize-ring, the
others are not. But it is better to consider the differences first.
Here, forinstance, are a few of the questions sent
in by readers:What age is Dick Roylance?
COULD you tell me how to getthere, as I would love
to sec the building? In amoment Ben was simply blocking with his gloves as well as
he could. On the present awful occasion the fatOwl of Greyfriars was less inclined
than ever to shut up. Sex, so far from being taboo, is THE subject.
Reveals all the intimate secrets and fascinating
pastimesof the famous Broadway Hotcha girls.
There is nothing at all like thisin any English
paper likely to be read by boys.
Kissing, for instance, wouldbe regarded as soppy.
They arewritten for devotees of the prize-ring, the others are not. On the present
awful occasion the fatOwl of Greyfriars was less inclined than ever to shut up. In
any case the central character isnot likely to be a coal-miner. Asthese stories are
written by many different hands, they do, of course,vary a good deal in
tone.
All Ican say from my own observation is
this.
Consequently they are on thesurface much more
realistic.
Are you boys just phoneys,as I think you
are?
To what extent people draw their ideasfrom fiction
is disputable. The one theme that is really newis the scientific one. A coupleof
extracts will do as illustrations. But in these cases there is onlyone boy, and
usually it is much the same type of boy. Are you boys just phoneys,as I think you
are? But they are certainly read byworking-class boys as well.
So far as I know, there are extremely fewschool
stories in foreign languages.
Theivy clusters thickly round the old grey stones.
In amoment Ben was simply blocking with his gloves as well as he could.
There is a cosy fire in the study, and outside the
wind is whistling.
But that one, William George Buntcr, uttered
enoughfor the whole party and a little over.
The DETECTIVE WEEKLY has taken over Sexton
Blake.
His feelings, infact, were inexpressible. Theivy
clusters thickly round the old grey stones. Everything will be thesamefor ever and
ever. To begin with, the school story, always partly dependent onsnob-appeal, is by
no means eliminated.