Samuel Walkey (10 July 1871 – 29 March 1953) was an English bank inspector, who used his spare time when travelling to write, and became a prolific author of boy's adventure fiction. Walkey wrote at least sixteen novels and hundreds of magazine stories. He contributed stories to magazines for more than 40 years.

Samuel Walkey
Born(1871-07-10)10 July 1871
Died29 March 1953(1953-03-29) (aged 81)
Cliffden, Teignmouth, Devonshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesS. Walkey
OccupationBank Official
Years active1895 – 1939
Known forBoys' adventure fiction
Notable workRouges of the Fiery Cross

Early life

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Samuel Walkey was born on 10 July 1871[1] at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. He was the son of Joshua Walkey (27 October 1828 – 1884), a draper.

Walkey entered the Devon and Cornwall Bank[2] as a clerk at 16.[3] He was a hard worker[2] and was soon promoted.[3] The 1891 census found Walkey boarding with the White family at 26 Fore Street, in Torpoint, across the river from Plymouth.

Adult life

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Sometime in the 1890s he became a bank-inspector and had to travel all over the West Country.[2] Walkey was already a bank-inspector when he married Kathleen Agnes White (27 March 1873 – 15 June 1949),[1][4] the daughter of draper Seymore White, whom Walkey was boarding with in Torpoint for the 1881 census. The couple were married at St. James's Church in Torpoint on 6 September 1897.[5]

The couple had three children:

  • Joyce Morwenna (26 July 1898 – 3 February 1988),[6] who was the executor of her father's will.
  • Howarth Seymour (13 May 1900 – 20 August 1970),[1][7] who pursued a Naval Career, passing the exam for the Osborne Naval College at age 14.[8] and being appointed Rear Admiral in 1956.
  • John Christopher (18 October 1903 – 6 October 1989),[9] who joined the Royal Engineers, held various command positions, including Engineer-in-Chief at the War Office, before retiring with the rank of Major General in 1957.[10][note 1][11]

Walkey was appointed branch manager of the Devon and Cornwall Bank in Penzance in 1901.[2] The Devon and Cornwall Bank was acquired by Lloyds in 1906.[12] In 1908 Walkey was promoted to be manager of the new Lloyds bank at Newton Abbot, and the 1911 census found him visiting his widowed mother at his brother-in-law's house in Manchester, still a bank manager with Lloyds. He was still at Newton Abbott as he was crediting to help resolve a dispute between Lloyds and the Urban District Council over highway encroachment by the bank.[13]

Walkey left Newton Abbot in 1921.[14] In 1924, a press notice about a will for which he was executor says that he is with Lloyds Bank at Salisbury,[15] In the 1939 register Walkey records his profession as Staff Controller Lloyds Bank, retired.

Writing

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Lofts states that Walkey took up writing boy's stories to while away his evenings alone. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, a fellow Cornishman, saw his writing and introduced him to Max Pemberton, until recently the editor of Chums in 1895.[3] Adcock states that his wife encouraged him to start writing,[16] but Walkey had his first serial in Chums two years before he got married.

Walkey wrote both boys' adventure fiction for a juvenile audience, and stirring romance fiction for an adult audience.[2] However, by a huge measure, the bulk of his output was juvenile fiction. Adcock states that Walkey wrote two adult-oriented adventure novels for Cassell's,[16] whereas Kemp and Mitchell state that Walkey published sixteen volumes of adventure fiction between 1897 and 1935.[17]

In many cases Walkey published his stories as serials first, and then as novels. For example, in April 1901 Cassell and Co. were advertising that With Redskins on the Warpath was starting in Chums (calling it a splendid new serial).[18] By October 1901 Cassell and Co were selling it as a book.[19]

Books

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The following list of books is from the collated library catalogues on the Jisc Library Hub Discover site.[20] No titles by Walker were available on Project Gutenberg on 12 May 2020. Only three of his books are available in online versions, as noted below.

Books by Walkey
No Year Title Illustrator Publisher Pages Notes
2 1897 In quest of Sheba's treasure : a perilous adventure by land and sea G. Hutchinson Frederick Warne, London 320, 32 p., [5] plates plus 13 illustrations: ill., 20 cm. [note 2][21]
1 1897 'Rogues of the Fiery cross' Paul Hardy Cassell & Co, London cm.18 [note 3][22][23]
3 1899 For the sake of the Duchesse : a page from the life of the Vicomte de Championnet J.W. Arrowsmith, Bristol 409, [4] p., 19 cm. [note 4][24][25][23][16]
4 1901 At Britain's call : dramas of a memorable year Cassell & Co, London 127 p., 22 cm. [note 5][26]
5 1901 With Redskins on the Warpath Cassell & Co, London vii, 280 pages, 8 fp plates, (8º)
6 1904 The Lovers of Lorraine: a romance Cassell & Co, London viii. 328 pages, (8º) [note 6][16]
7 1906 Kidnapped by pirates Paul Hardy Frederick Warne, London ix, 299 pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations, 19 cm.
8 1910 Yo-ho! for the Spanish main : a story of adventure among pirates Archibald Webb Cassell & Co, London 311 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of col plates : illustrations, 22 cm
9 1914 Wolf-on-the-Trail: a tale of adventure among Redskins, etc. C. Dudley Tennant Cassell & Co, London vi, 309 pages, (8º)
10 1919 In quest of a kingdom Cassell & Co, London 318 pages, 4 plates : illustrations, 22 cm [note 7]
11 1920 Hurrah! for Merry Sherwood, etc. C. E. Brock Cassell & Co, London 312 pages, (8º) [note 8]
12 1921 For Drake and Merrie England: a rousing story of the days of Good Queen Bess and the sea-dogs of old England Cassell & Co, London 280 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (1 col.), 19 cm.
13 1928 The Pirates of El Dorado Aldine, London (8º) [note 9]
14 1931 The adventures of Jack-a-Lantern Alfred Elmore, Charles Monnet, Charles Louis Müller The Sheldon Press, London vi, 314p., 5 plates : illus. (some col.), 19 cm. [note 10]
15 1935 When the Vikings came Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd, London [note 11]
16 1935 The treasure of Pirates' Island SPCK, London 287 pages, (8º)
17 1936 General Gordon, 1833-1885 A. Wheaton, Exeter 52 pages : illustrations, frontispiece (portrait), 19 cm. [note 12]

Example of illustrations for a Walkey book

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Paul Hardy was frequently an illustrator for Walkey after he illustrated Rogues of the Fiery Cross. This was Walkey's second serial story, and the second novel he published. It appeared in Chums in the 1896 – 1897 volume and it was a huge success. It was illustrated by Hardy, as was almost all of Walkey's subsequent work in Chums.[3] The story was almost immediately published as a book by Cassell & Co., London in 1897 with sixteen full-page illustrations (courtesy of the British Library,[22] as shown below:

Magazine stories

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The following list shows Walkey's publications in Magazines from November 1907, some twelve years after his first known serial in 1895. Walkey averaged just under ten stories a year from 1908 to 1917, so a full list would probably list another one hundred stories. Most of the stories are juvenile fiction, but some of the stories are intended for an adult audience.

Stories by Walkey from November 1907 as listed in Steve Holland's British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index[27]
No Year Magazine Title of Story Type Date (of 1st pt.)
1 1907 Chums Trapped by the Enemy: A Story of the Indian Frontier Short Story 20 Nov 1907
2 1908 Chums Comrades in Peril Serial Story 08 Jan 1908
3 1908 Chums The Finnish Terror: A Complete Tale of Wild Peril in the Forest of Finland Short Story 17 Jun 1908
4 1908 The Story-teller The Shadow of the Guillotine Novella Jun 1908
5 1908 Chums The Ghost of the Haunted Abbey Short Story 08 Jul 1908
6 1908 Chums Chased by Wolves Short Story 12 Aug 1908
7 1909 The Story-teller When Terror Reigned Short Story Jan 1909
8 1909 The New Magazine (UK) A Mission of Shame Short Story Dec 1909
9 1910 The New Magazine (UK) The Executioner from Paris Short Story Feb 1910
10 1910 The Story-teller Sir Comely's Adventure Short Story Aug 1910
11 1911 The Story-teller Where Love Is Deathless Short Story Jan 1911
12 1911 The Story-teller The Day of Reckoning Novelette Feb 1911
13 1911 The New Magazine (UK) Sweet Rose of England Short Story Apr 1911
14 1911 The New Magazine (UK) Dan of the Irish Brigade Short Story Sep 1911
15 1911 Chums The Lion of Koom-Panda Short Story 25 Oct 1911
16 1911 The New Magazine (UK) The Enemy in the House Short Story Oct 1911
17 1911 Chums Hurrah! For Merry Sherwood Serial Story 08 Nov 1911
18 1912 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction The Land of His Fathers Short Story Apr 1912
19 1912 Chums Hugo the Terrible Short Story 18 May 1912
20 1912 Chums The Sea-Dogs of England Short Story 01 Jun 1912
21 1912 Chums The Mystery Men of the Reign of Terror Short Story 08 Jun 1912
22 1912 Chums On the War-Trail Novelette 08 Jun 1912
23 1912 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction All the World Loves a Lover Novella Jun 1912
24 1912 The New Magazine (UK) The Outcast Novelette Aug 1912
25 1912 Chums The Bloodhounds of Spain Short Story 14 Sep 1912
26 1912 Chums When the Redskins Were Out Short Story 19 Oct 1912
27 1912 Chums One of Nelson's Heroes Short Story 26 Oct 1912
28 1912 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction Thadee and Clon of the Irish Brigade Short Story Oct 1912
29 1913 Chums Crossbones Island Serial Story 04 Jan 1913
30 1913 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction The Last of Her Race Short Story May 1913
31 1913 Chums Marooned on Drowned Island Short Story 21 Jun 1913
32 1913 The New Magazine (UK) Blood Money Short Story Aug 1913
33 1913 Chums The Two Jack-a-Lanterns Short Story 13 Sep 1913
34 1913 Chums The Adventure of the Chateau Noir Short Story 20 Sep 1913
35 1913 Chums A Night of Peril Short Story 27 Sep 1913
36 1913 Chums The Fight in the Snow Short Story 04 Oct 1913
37 1913 Chums The Traitor Aristocrat Short Story 11 Oct 1913
38 1913 Chums An Adventure with Captain Barleycorn Short Story 18 Oct 1913
39 1913 The Story-teller The Great Adventure Novella Oct 1913
40 1913 Chums Exiles in Peril Short Story 13 Dec 1913
41 1913 The Story-teller The Prisoner of War Short Story Dec 1913
42 1914 Chums The War-Whoop of the Redskins Serial Story 21 Mar 1914
43 1914 The Story-teller The Firebrand of La Vendée Short Story Aug 1914
44 1914 Chums Captain Swing Serial Story 12 Sep 1914
45 1915 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction The Red Dawn Short Story Apr 1915
46 1915 Chums A Blow for Britain Short Story 1 May 1915
47 1915 Chums For Drake and Merrie England Serial Story 19 Jun 1915
48 1915 Chums The Spanish Pirate Short Story 28 Aug 1915
49 1915 The New Magazine (UK) The Honour of Benbow Brooke Short Story Aug 1915
50 1916 Chums In Quest of a Kingdom Serial Story 15 Jan 1916
51 1916 The Story-teller Where the Heart Leads Novella Jan 1916
52 1916 The New Magazine (UK) The Little Methodist Short Story Feb 1916
53 1916 Chums Rimington's Bungalow Short Story 29 Apr 1916
54 1916 Chums On the Trail of the Head-Hunters Short Story 6 May 1916
55 1916 Chums The Dwarfs of the Enchanted Mountains Short Story 13 May 1916
56 1916 Chums The Ape-Men of the Pool Short Story 20 May 1916
57 1916 Chums Hoist with His Own Petard Short Story 27 May 1916
58 1916 Chums A Great Adventure Short Story 03 Jun 1916
59 1916 Chums Under the Black Flag Serial Story 16 Sep 1916
60 1917 Chums The Fugitives Short Story 24 Feb 1917
61 1917 The Story-teller The House of Ghosts Short Story Feb 1917
62 1917 The New Magazine (UK) The Sword of Mahomet Short Story May 1917
63 1917 Chums The Secret of the Cordillera Short Story 16 Jun 1917
64 1917 Chums The Ravine of Death! Short Story 23 Jun 1917
65 1917 Chums The Giant Sloth Short Story 30 Jun 1917
66 1917 Chums Wild Riders of the Plains Short Story 07 Jul 1917
67 1917 Chums Trapped in a Lost City! Short Story 14 Jul 1917
68 1917 Chums The Temple of Mystery and Terror Short Story 21 Jul 1917
69 1917 Chums Spanish Reef Short Story 20 Oct 1917
70 1917 Chums Christmas Chivalry Short Story 08 Dec 1917
71 1918 Chums When the Guillotine Reigned Serial Story 12 Jan 1918
72 1918 Chums Dead Men Tell No Tales Short Story 27 Apr 1918
73 1918 Chums The Pirates of Skeleton Island Serial Story 20 Jul 1918
74 1918 Chums On the Trail of the Master-Spy Short Story 14 Sep 1918
75 1918 Chums The Chateau of Mystery Short Story 21 Sep 1918
76 1918 Chums Traitors and Wolves Short Story 28 Sep 1918
77 1918 Chums Forty Thieves Short Story 05 Oct 1918
78 1918 Chums The Death Knell! Short Story 12 Oct 1918
79 1918 Chums A Duel to the Death Short Story 19 Oct 1918
80 1918 The New Magazine (UK) In the Cloisters Short Story Oct 1918
81 1918 The New Magazine (UK) The Rat Novella Nov 1918
82 1919 Chums The Pearl Stealers Short Story 04 Jan 1919
83 1919 Chums On the Trail of the Sea Wolf Short Story 25 Jan 1919
84 1919 Chums King of the Outlaws Serial Story 08 Mar 1919
85 1919 Chums Phantom Jack Serial Story 31 May 1919
86 1920 Chums The Night Rovers Serial Story 24 Jan 1920
87 1920 Chums The Queen's Champion Novelette 15 May 1920
88 1920 Chums Sea Kings and Sea Wolves Serial Story 18 Sep 1920
89 1921 Chums Nearly Guillotined! Short Story 13 Aug 1921
90 1921 Chums The Adventures of Jack-a-Lantern Serial Story 17 Sep 1921
91 1921 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction Pendragon of Pendragon Short Story Nov 1921
92 1921 The New Magazine (UK) The Keys of Heaven Short Story Dec 1921
93 1922 Chums Redskins on the War-Trail Short Story 18 Mar 1922
94 1922 Cassell's Magazine of Fiction The Wolf Novelette Mar 1922
95 1922 Chums Dead Men's Cave Short Story 29 Apr 1922
96 1922 Chums The Pirates of Cathay Short Story 22 Jul 1922
97 1922 The New Magazine (UK) Wild Justice Novelette Jul 1922
98 1922 Chums When the Vikings Came Serial Story 16 Sep 1922
99 1922 The Corner Magazine Thirty Pieces of Silver Short Story Oct 1922
100 1923 Chums Island of Flames Short Story 13 Jan 1923
101 1923 Chums The Ghost Tower Short Story 19 May 1923
102 1923 Chums The White Shark Short Story 28 Jul 1923
103 1923 Chums Captives in El Dorado Serial Story 15 Sep 1923
104 1923 Chums The Night Riders Short Story 29 Dec 1923
105 1924 Chums Kidnapped and Marooned Serial Story 22 Mar 1924
106 1924 Chums Sea-Wolves of the Main Short Story 02 Aug 1924
107 1924 Chums The Sword of Tallifer Trueblade Serial Story 14 Sep 1924
108 1924 Chums The Robber Baron Short Story 28 Dec 1924
109 1925 Chums Flame-Beard's Treasure Serial Story 08 Mar 1925
110 1925 Chums The Bloodhound from Paris Short Story 07 Jun 1925
111 1925 Chums Dungeon and Rack Short Story 06 Sep 1925
112 1926 Chums Powder-Monkey Jack Serial Story 14 Feb 1926
113 1926 Chums Pirate Sink-or-Burn Short Story 12 Sep 1926
114 1927 Chums Marooned Short Story 30 Jan 1927
115 1927 The Story-teller The Secret Château Short Story Mar 1927
116 1927 The New Magazine (UK) The Angel of the Prison Short Story May 1927
117 1928 Chums The Return of “Jack-a-Lantern” Short Story 08 Mar 1928
118 1928 Chums The Night of the Swords Short Story 15 Mar 1928
119 1928 Chums The Lost Ones of the Lonely Chateau Short Story 22 Mar 1928
120 1928 Chums The Vengeance of the Blue Light Short Story 29 Mar 1928
121 1928 Chums The Executioner from Rouen Short Story 05 Apr 1928
122 1928 Chums The Outwitting of the Bloodhound Short Story 12 Apr 1928
123 1928 Chums The Secret Castle Short Story 19 Apr 1928
124 1928 Chums To Rescue the King Short Story 26 Apr 1928
125 1928 Aldine Adventure Library The Pirates of El Dorado Novel #16 1928
126 1929 The Story-teller The Raven Short Story Apr 1929
127 1929 Cassell's Magazine The Dancer and the Guillotine Short Story May 1929
128 1929 The Story-teller The Lonely Inn Short Story Oct 1929
129 1929 Chums Rogues of the “Roaring Glory” Serial Story 03 Dec 1929
130 1930 The New Magazine (UK) Red Dawn Short Story Apr 1930
131 1931 Chums Drake Goes West! Serial Story 27 Oct 1931
132 1934 Chums Nelson's Peril Short Story 19 Jul 1934
133 1935 Chums Near the Shadow of the Guillotine Short Story 19 Feb 1935
134 1935 Chums Bowmen of Sherwood Short Story 19 Apr 1935
135 1935 Chums Redskins on the War Trail! Short Story 19 Jun 1935
136 1935 Chums Marooned on Rover Island Short Story 19 Jul 1935
137 1936 Chums Annual Captain Crossbones’ Treasure Short Story 1937 Annual
138 1936 Chums Annual The Decoy Ship Short Story 1938 Annual
139 1936 Chums Annual In Quest of Black Solomon Short Story 1939 Annual
140 1936 Chums Annual Red Falcon's Last Fight Short Story 1940 Annual
141 1936 Chums Annual The Three Sea Wolves Short Story 1941 Annual
142 1936 Chums Annual Three Skulls Island Short Story 1942 Annual
143 1939 Chums Annual The Treasure of Pirates’ Island Novella 1943 Annual

Later life

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Walkey's promotions at Lloyds had taken him from the West Country, but he returned there when he retired,[3] settling at Westcliffe Road in Dawlish, Devonshire, England. Kathleen died first, on 15 June 1949.[4] Walkey himself followed four years later, dying on 29 March 1953 in Teignmouth, Devonshire.[28]

Assessment

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Turner states that Chums was chiefly remembered (when he was writing in 1948) for the pirate stories of Walkey and others. He notes that Walkey contributed his fast-moving tales of villainy for more than thirty years.[29] Cullingford noted that writers like Walkey had a large and devoted following.[30] The Cornishman noted that his stories were read with zest by the boys of England.[2]

Thomas told how on a visit to a boarding school, he had asked the boys if they had ever heard of Walkey; A shout went up – "Rather!". Thomas said that his own reputation was increased merely because he could tell boys a little bit about Walkey.[31] Perhaps Walkey is best assessed by his impact. Geoffrey Trease wrote that Walkey's Hurrah for Merry Sherwood! was his favourite story, and that it was therefore not surprising that the first boys' story he wrote was Bows against the Barons (1934).[32] Trease's boyhood impression of the French Revolution were all gained from a Walkey story about the reign of terror. He re-read the story and concluded that Walkey wrote quite well.[33] In a tongue-in-cheek review of Yo Ho! for the Spanish Main, Herbert advised boys not to buy the book as it would take away their appetite for cube root and the least common denominator and the pluperfect tense. He maintained that Mr. Walkey and his publisher were not sedate enough companions for the young not a sedate enough companion for the young.[31]

Notes

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  1. ^ John was evacuated from the Empire Windrush just before she sank in 1954.
  2. ^ Available on-line at the British Library
  3. ^ Available on-line at the British Library. This book was part of the standard stock of Boots Circulating Libraries in 1903.
  4. ^ Adult Fiction. Three versions of this book are available online at the Hathi Trust, and one of these versions is also available at the Internet Archive . This book was part of the standard stock of Boots Circulating Libraries in 1903.
  5. ^ Cassells Sixpenny Editions
  6. ^ Adult Fiction
  7. ^ Cassell's empire library for boys and girls
  8. ^ Cassell's empire library for boys and girls
  9. ^ Aldine Adventure Library. no. 16.
  10. ^ The work of famous painters was used to illustrate the book, rather than having an illustrator in the usual way.
  11. ^ Publisher identity from Abe Books, as not in Jisc catalogue.
  12. ^ Makers of history no. 15

References

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  1. ^ a b c National Archives (29 September 1939). 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6818FD: E.D. WFJA. Kew: National Archives.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mr. Walkey's Departure". Cornishman (Thursday 10 December 1908): 5. 10 December 1908.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lofts, William Oliver Guillemont (1970). "Walkey, Samuel". The Men Behind Boy's Fiction. London: Howard Baker. p. 340. ISBN 0093047703. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Birth, Marriages, & Deaths: Deaths". Western Morning News (Friday 17 June 1949): 4. 17 June 1949.
  5. ^ St. James's Church. "Marriages solemnized in St Jame's in the Parish of Torpoint in the County of Cornwall in 1897". Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-2010. Torpoint: Parish of Torpoint. p. 37.
  6. ^ "Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Towney and Year of Death 1988". Find a Will Service. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Walkey and Year of Death 1970". Find a Will Service. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Local and District News". Western Times (Monday 05 January 1914): 3. 5 January 1914.
  9. ^ "Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Walkey and Year of Death 1989". Find a Will Service. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  10. ^ A. & C. Black Ltd. (1991). "Walkey, Maj. Gen. John Christoper". Who Was Who: Volume VIII 1980-1990: A Companion to Who's Who Containing the Biographies of Those Who Died During the Decade 1981-1990. Vol. III. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 785.
  11. ^ "Troopship sinks while in tow". Northern Whig (Tuesday 30 March 1954): 1. 30 March 1954.
  12. ^ "Devon and Cornwall Bank: Amalgamated with Lloyds". Cornishman (Thursday 01 February 1906): 1. 1 February 1906.
  13. ^ "Newton Urban". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (Tuesday 17 January 1911): 6. 17 January 1911.
  14. ^ "West of England News". Western Morning News (Monday 08 August 1921): 3. 8 August 1921.
  15. ^ "Admiral's Will". Western Morning News (Tuesday 19 August 1924): 4. 19 August 1924.
  16. ^ a b c d Adcock, John (5 November 2010). "Samuel Walkey (1871-1953)". Yesterday's Papers. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  17. ^ Kemp, Sandra; Mitchell, Charlotte; Trotter, David (1997). "Wynne, May". Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 425–426.
  18. ^ "Chums". Croydon's Weekly Standard (Saturday 27 April 1901): 6. 27 April 1901.
  19. ^ "Christmas Gift Books". The Sphere (Saturday 19 October 1901): 2. 19 October 1901.
  20. ^ "Search Results for Author; Walkey, S." Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  21. ^ Walkey, Samuel (1897). In quest of Sheba's treasure : a perilous adventure by land and sea. London: Frederick Warne. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  22. ^ a b Walkey, Samuel (1897). Rogues of the Fiery Cross. A fighting tale of fighting days, etc. London: Cassell & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  23. ^ a b Boots Book-lovers Library (1903). "Works of Fiction". Modern English Literature: A selection of the best known works circulated by Books Book-lovers Library with which is embodies a guide to popular works of fiction. Nottingham: Boots Book-lovers Library. p. 456.
  24. ^ Walkey, Samuel (1899). For the sake of the Duchesse; a page from the life of the Vicomte de Championnet. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t31260g3m. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  25. ^ Walkey, Samuel (1899). For the sake of the Duchesse; a page from the life of the Vicomte de Championnet. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Cassell's Sixpenny Editions". Mid Sussex Times (Tuesday 25 August 1903): 4. 25 August 1903.
  27. ^ Holland, Steve (25 August 2019). "Introduction". British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Walkey and Year of Death 1953". Find a Will Service. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  29. ^ Turner, E. S (2012). "VI: Not so Callow". Boys will be Boys: The Story of Sweeny Todd, Deadwood Dick, Sexton Blake, Billy Bunter, Dick Barton et al. London: Faber and Faber. pp. unpaginated e-book.
  30. ^ Cedric Cullingford (1 November 2000). Children's Literature and its Effects. A&C Black. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-84714-047-0. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  31. ^ a b Herbert, Thomas (27 October 1910). "One and All Notes: Yo-Ho! for the Spanish Main". Cornishman (Thursday 27 October 1910): 4.
  32. ^ Trease, Geoffrey (1948). Tales out of School. London: The New Education Book Club. p. 24.
  33. ^ Trease, Geoffrey (1948). Tales out of School. London: The New Education Book Club. p. 127.