1.

Frederick Whittaker. The Tiger Tamer; or, The League of the Jungle. A Tale of India. I, No. 1, November 25, 1878, to I, No. 10, January 27, 1879. Four illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 1; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 629; Half-Dime Library, no. 265; Pocket Library, no. 296.

Jagpore, with stranglers, nautch girls, and a jungle fire.

1.

Mayne Reid. Gaspar, the Gaucho; or, Lost on the Pampas. A Tale of the Gran Chaco. I, No. 1, November 25, 1878, to I, No. 14, February 24, 1879. Twenty-three illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 1; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 640; Boy's Library, no. 89.

Later published in book form in London in 1879.

A German naturalist and his family flee from Paraguay, in 1836, to the Gran Chaco of northern Argentina. The father is murdered and the daughter is captured by Indians. The story tells of her rescue.

1.

Joseph E. Badger. Spur and Saddle; or, Life on a Cattle Ranch. I, No. 1, November 25, 1879, to No. 15, March 3, 1879. No illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 1; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 521; Boy's Library (quarto editon), no. 4; Boy's Library (octavo editon), no. 8.

10.

Joseph E. Badger. The Boy Jockey; or, Honesty versus Crookedness. I, No. 10, January 27, 1879, to I, No. 21, April 12, 1879. Two illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 10; Dime Library, no. 67.

A good racing story.

13.

Bracebridge Hemyng. The Captain of the Club; or, The Young Rival Athletes. A Romance of Truth and Treachery. I, No. 13, February 17, 1879, to I, No. 18, March 22, 1879. Two illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 13; Half-Dime Library, no. 91; Pocket Library, no. 121.

Westchester County, New York, in 187 - .

18.

Frederick Whittaker. Pluck Wins; or, The Story of Perseverance Boat Club. I, No. 18, March 22, 1879, to I, No. 24, May 3, 1879. No illustrations.

The story of a boat race for a $500 prize between boys of the Academy and the town. Locale: Neowasco, New York, near the Hudson.

21.

Stewart Gildersleeve. Robin Hood, the Outlawed Earl; or, The Merry Men of the Greenwood. A Tale of the Days of the Lion Heart. I, No. 21, April 12, 1879, to the end of the volume, where it was announced that the story would be continued in 98Half-Dime Library, no. ;. Two illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 21; Half-Dime Library, no. 98.

Sherwood Forest and Fountain Abbey, England, in the twelfth century.

Mexican Table-Land. I, No. 22, April 19, 1879, to I, No. 23, April 26, 1879. One illustration.

Manuel Quiroja attempts to assassinate his rival Don Gilberto, but is himself killed. Don Gilberto is pursued by Indians and when temporarily out of their sight, he substitutes the dead body of Manuel on his horse for himself. The Indians are deceived and Don Gilberto escapes.

22.

Joseph E. Badger. Fur, Fin and Feather. I, No. 22, April 19, 1879, to the end of the volume. There was no announcement of continuation, but the series was not complete.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 22; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 499 (rewritten).

Personal episodes of hunting and fishing in the life of the author.

23.

Bracebridge Hemyng. Jack Harkaway in New York or, The Adventures of the Travelers' Club. I, No. 23, April 26, 1879, to the end of the volume, where it was announced that the story would be continued in 101Half-Dime Library, no. ;. One illustration.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 23 (incomplete); Half-Dime Library, no. 101; Pocket Library, no. 86.

A committee of five is sent from London to New York to see how the buffalo roam in New York City and on the plains of New Jersey.

25.

Oliver Optic. The Pink of the Pacific; or, The Adventures of a Stowaway. I, No. 25, May 10, 1879, to the end of the volume where it was announced that the story would be continued in Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 483. Two illustrations.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 25 (incomplete); Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 481; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 58; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 380; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 706.

According to the Correspondents' Column, in No. 4, December 16, 1878, this story was written by "Oliver Optic" especially for the Young New Yorker.

A boy, escaping from a circus in Australia, goes to sea and has adventures in the Malay jungles and in the Pacific.