1. Introduction: Fiction for the Working Lad -- Pt. I. Readers and Writers. 2. Boys' Lives: Boys' Education, Work and Leisure, 1855-1940. 3. Publishers and Strategies: From Family Firms to Mass Marketing -- Pt. II. 'Revel in Your Boyhood': Varieties of Masculinity. 4. Victorian Manliness, Upper-Class Heroes and the Ideal of Character, 1855-1900. 5. The Democratization of Manliness at the Turn of the Century, 1890-1920. 6. Balance, Self-Control and Obedience in the Inter-war Years -- Pt. III. Manliness and the 'Other'. 7. 'Manhood Achieved': Imperialism, Racism and Manliness. 8. Comrades, Chums and Competitors: Images of Women in the Boys' Story Paper. 9. Conclusion: On Heroes and Hero Worship
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