BROTHERHOOD OF HAPPY HOURS
Sir.-This._ may seem a long time afterwards to*be*writing about an. article which appeared in. The New. Zealand Listener of August 10, but the worldwide coverage of Old Boys’ Paper collecting is responsible. Before I read the article on "The Brotherhood of the Happy Hours" I had to wait for the news of its appearance to reach me from a notice in Collectors’ Digest (England), and then obtain a copy of The New Zealand Listener. The Listener is to be congratulated by all Australian members of "The Brotherhood of the Happy Hours" for being the first periodical in New Zealand t6 give a comprehensive write-up to and provide such fine’ publicity for the hobby. The writer of the article was apparently carried away by his own personal enthusiasm of boyhood days for Sexton Blake as at least half the space was devoted to this sleuth. Sexton Blake was a famous character, but it will be hotly debated by Billy Bunter fans whether he was "by far the most popular of all heroes of school boy papers." Bunter may hardly have been a "hero," but he is undoubtedly the most farnous character of all schoolboy fiction. Perhaps considered in that vay both Blake and Bunter fans will be. satisfied! I was surprised to see that no copy of either Collectors’ Miscellany or Story Paper Collector was reproduced on The Listener's front page composite photo of the covers of Old Boys’ Papers. I should think it would be very unlikely that G. W. Hockley (who supplied you with the information for the article and provided copies of the magazines for reproduction) would not have these in his collection. Less than justice has been done to both the editors and publishers. Collectors’ Miscellany was the first magazine of its kind, solely devoted to articles on Old Boys’ Papers and has been published in England by Joseph Parks since 1928--66 issues have appeared. Story Paper Collector has been published in Canada by its English-born,editor Wm. H. Gander since January, 1941-45 issues have appeared. Both Parks and Gander are also personally responsible for printing their own magazines. Nelson Lee fans are also likely to be disappointed in the brief mention (by name only) of their favourite, while no reproduction appeared of it-one of the leading boys’ magazines of all time.
LEON
STONE
(Gordon, N.S.W.).
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19520111.2.12.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 653, 11 January 1952, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
392BROTHERHOOD OF HAPPY HOURS New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 653, 11 January 1952, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in