Boys' Own

[2] According to sports historian Robert William Henderson, "It was a tremendous contrast to the juvenile books of the period, which emphasized piety, morals and instruction of mind and soul; it must have been received with whoops of delight by the youngsters of both countries.

[4] The fun and educational Boys' Own–type magazines, created by various publishers from 1855 through 1920, helped shape ideas of masculinity in the youth of that period.

The phrase "real Boys Own stuff" is still used in Britain to describe exciting feats of derring-do.

The magazine's crew threw parties, and gave rise to a record label, Junior Boy's Own.

[6] The contents of the various magazine titles consisted largely of boyish and manly fiction and adventure tales.

Beeton 's Boy's Own Magazine , published in the UK from 1855 to 1890, was the first and most influential boys' magazine. [ 1 ]