List of stories by Charles Hamilton

The table below is a summary of the stories published by Charles Hamilton during his career.

## Listing - including stories stories published in book format[edit]

Subject matter  | Pen-name  | Publication  | Dates  | Estimated number of stories

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Greyfriars School  | Frank Richards  | Magnet, Schoolboys' Own Library, Billy Bunter's Own, Skilton, Cassell  | 1908-1961  | 1,500
St Jim's School  | Martin Clifford  | Gem, Schoolboys Own Library, Tom Merry's Own, Goldhawk Books, Mandeville, Spring Books  | 1907-1956  | 1,000
Rookwood School  | Owen Conquest  | Boys' Friend Weekly, Greyfriars Holiday, Annual, Mandeville, Spring Books, Tom Merry's Own, Billy Bunter's Own  | 1915-1961  | 585
Cedar Creek School  | Martin Clifford  | Boys' Friend Weekly  | 1917-1921  | 205
Benbow Floating School  | Owen Conquest  | Greyfriars' Herald  | 1915-1920  | 20
Highcliffe School  | Frank Richards  | Boys' Friend Library  | 1915 - 1940  | 2
Sparshott School  | Frank Richards  | William C Merrett  | 1945-46  | 6
Carcroft School  | Frank Richards  | Hutchinson's Pie, The Silver Jacket, Tom Merry's Own  | 1944-55  | 50
Lynwood School  | Frank Richards  | JB Publications  | 1949  | 2
Topham School  | Frank Richards  | Mascot  | 1946-47  | 4
High Coombe - The School for Slackers  | Charles Hamilton  | Modern Boy, Popular  | 1935  | 20
Bendover School  | Charles Hamilton  | Pilot  | 1937  | 20
St Kit's  | Charles Hamilton  | Pluck  | 1907  | 49
Grimsdale School  | Frank Richards  | Ranger  | 1931-30  | 100
Headland House School  | Hilda Richards  | William C Merrett  | 1946  | 3
St Olive's School  | Hilda Richards  | Mascot  | 1946-47  | 3
Cliff House School  | Hilda Richards  | School Friend, Cassell  | 1919-1950  | 20
Herlock Sholmes - Spoof detective  | Peter Todd  | Greyfriars' Herald, The Magnet, The Gem, Tom Merry's Own Annual, The Penny Popular  | 1915-1954  | 100
King Cricket - story of county cricket  | Charles Hamilton  | Boys' Realm  | 1907  | 24
Football Fortune! (Blackdale School)  | Charles Hamilton  | Boys' Realm  | 1905-1906  | 11
Pelham School  | Charles Hamilton  | Boys' Realm  | 1910  | 33
St Dorothy's School  | Charles Hamilton  | Boys' Realm  | 1909-1910  | 36
Ken King - South Seas  | Charles Hamilton  | Modern Boy  | 1928-1939  | 208
The Popolaki Patrol - Africa  | Charles Hamilton  | Popular  | 1930  | 15
Rio Kid - Westerns  | Ralph Redway  | Modern Boy, Popular  | 1928-1938  | 60
Bunny Hare - Boy Adventurer  | Charles Hamilton  | Modern Boy  | 1930  | 12
Len Lex - Schoolboy Detective  | Charles Hamilton  | Modern Boy  | 1936-37  | 24
Jack Free / Jack of all Trades - Itinerant  | Frank Richards  | Mandeville, Spring Books, Tom Merry's Own, Billy Bunter's Own, Friars' Library  | 1949-2013  | 14
Romance  | Winston Cardew  | W.C. Merrett  | 1945-1946  | 5
Trapps Holmes general - Detective, Western, School  | Gordon Conway, Freeman Fox, Hamilton Greening, Cecil Herbert, Prosper Howard, Robert Jennings, Gillingham Jones, T Harcourt Llewelyn, Clifford Owen, Ridley Redway, Raleigh Robbins, Eric Stanhope, Robert Stanley, Nigel Wallace, Talbot Wynyard,  | Smiles, Funny Cuts, World's Comic, Picture Fun, Vanguard, Coloured Comic  | 1899-1910  | In excess of 1,000
Early work - inc. pirate adventures  | Various  | Various  | 1894-1899  | Not known

## Published in book format - generally post 1940[edit]

After World War II, story papers had stopped being published so Hamilton was obliged to publish his stories in book format. The style of the stories did not change.

### As Frank Richards[1][edit]

#### Billy Bunter novels[edit]

* Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1947)
* Billy Bunter’s Banknote (1948)
* Billy Bunter’s Barring-Out (1948)
* Billy Bunter’s Christmas Party (1949)
* Billy Bunter in Brazil (1949)
* Billy Bunter’s Benefit (1950)
* Billy Bunter among the Cannibals (1950)
* Billy Bunter’s Postal Order (1951)
* Billy Bunter Butts In (1951)
* Billy Bunter and the Blue Mauritius (1952)
* Billy Bunter’s Beanfeast (1952)
* Billy Bunter’s Brain-Wave (1953)
* Billy Bunter’s First Case (1953)
* Billy Bunter the Bold (1954)
* Billy Bunter Does His Best (1954)
* Billy Bunter’s Double (1955)
* Backing Up Billy Bunter (1955)
* Lord Billy Bunter (1956)
* The Banishing of Billy Bunter (1956)
* Billy Bunter’s Bolt (1957)
* Billy Bunter Afloat (1957)
* Billy Bunter’s Bargain (1958)
* Billy Bunter the Hiker (1958)
* Bunter Out of Bounds (1959)
* Bunter Comes for Christmas (1959)
* Bunter the Bad Lad (1960)
* Bunter Keeps It Dark (1960)
* Billy Bunter’s Treasure-Hunt (1961)
* Billy Bunter at Butlins (1961)
* Bunter the Ventriloquist (1961)
* Bunter the Caravanner (1961)
* Billy Bunter’s Bodyguard (1962)
* Big Chief Bunter (1963)
* Just Like Bunter (1963)
* Bunter the Stowaway (1964)
* Thanks to Bunter (1964)
* Bunter the Sportsman (1965)
* Bunter’s Last Fling (1965)

#### "Jack" novels[edit]

* Jack of All Trades (1950)
* Jack’s the Lad (1955)
* Jack of the Circus (1955)
* Jack Goes South (2011)
* Jack in Africa (2012)
* Jack in Danger (2012)
* Jack on the Treasure Trail (2013)

#### Tom Merry novels[2][edit]

* Trouble for Tom Merry (1953)
* Down and Out (1953)
* Cardew’s Catch (1954)
* The Disappearance of Tom Merry (1954)
* Through Thick and Thin (1955)
* Tom Merry’s Triumph (1956)
* Tom Merry and Co, Caravanners (1956)

#### Other novels[edit]

* The Secret of the School (1946)
* The Black Sheep of Sparshott (1946)
* First Man In (1946)
* Looking After Lamb (1946)
* The Hero of Sparshott (1946)
* Pluck Will Tell (1946)
* Top Study at Topham (1947)
* Bunny Binks on the Warpath (1947)
* The Dandy of Topham (1947)
* Sent to Coventry (1947)
* The Lone Texan (1954)

### as Hilda Richards[3][edit]

* The Girls of Headland House (1946)
* Under Becky's Thumb (1946)
* Winifred on the Warpath (1946)
* Pamela of St Olive's (1946)
* The Stranded Schoolgirls (1947)
* The Jape of the Term (1947)
* The St Olive's Sweepstake (1947)
* Bessie Bunter of Cliff House School (1949)

### as Martin Clifford[4][edit]

[some of these were later reprinted with the author as Frank Richards]

* The Secret of the Study (1949)
* Talbot’s Secret (1949)
* Tom Merry and Co of St. Jim’s (1949)
* Rallying Round Gussy (1950)
* The Scapegrace of St. Jim’s (1951)
* Tom Merry’s Secret (1952)
* Tom Merry’s Rival (1952)
* The Man from the Past (1952)
* Who Ragged Ralton? (1952)
* Skimpole’s Snapshot (1952)
* Trouble for Trimble (1952)
* D’Arcy in Danger (1952)
* D’Arcy on the Warpath (1952)
* D’Arcy’s Disappearance (1952)
* D’Arcy the Reformer (1952)
* D’Arcy’s Day Off (1952)

### as Owen Conquest[edit]

* The Rivals of Rookwood (1951)

## See also[edit]

* Charles Hamilton (writer)
* The Magnet
* The Gem
* Greyfriars School
* Billy Bunter
* Bessie Bunter
* Tom Merry

## References[edit]

* Lofts, W.O.; Adley, D.J. (1970), The Men Behind Boys' Fiction, London: Howard Baker.
* Lofts, W.O.; Adley, D.J. (1975), The World of Frank Richards, London: Howard Baker.

Specific

1. ^ The British Library catalogue
2. ^ "Explore the British Library".
3. ^ "Explore the British Library".
4. ^ "Explore the British Library".

## External links[edit]

* Friardale Hamilton material
* Magnets
* Collecting Books and Magazines Detailed article
* Greyfriars, The Magnet & Billy Bunter Facts and Figures
* Greyfriars Index Detailed listing of Hamilton material
* The Friars Club Enthusiasts’ Club
* The Magnet Detailed site about The Magnet
* Bunterzone Enthusiasts’ site
* Index of Boys Weeklies