Go figure... There is an entry for Little Folks: A Magazine for the Young on Wikipedia in French but not in English. From this it can be gleaned that this delightful magazine for children was published by Cassell's from 1871 to 1933. Little Folks had a somewhat more mature approach to children's publishing than, say, Chatterbox; hence the magazine includes a number of articles that are interesting to adults as well. It offers stories, poetry, music, and short articles about history, nature, crafts and other topics that would be of interest to children of various ages. Other than one volume on Project Gutenberg, there do not seem to be any digital copies online.

VictorianVoices.net has made this complete volume, and over 250 other magazines, available for free download from Archive.org. Visit our magazine download page for a complete list of available magazines.

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Animals (Domestic)

Anecdotes of Unselfish Animals, by James Manson

Our Pets and How to Treat Them

Poor Josie: The Story of a Rescued Starling, by Arion

Some True Stories About Donkeys

Arts & Crafts

Christmas and Birthday Cards: How to Paint and Decorate Them

Some New Ways of Dressing Dolls

The British Isles

[Heligoland] A Snug Little Island, by James Manson

Holidays

Christmas and Birthday Cards: How to Paint and Decorate Them

Life

A Peep Into a Dolls' Hospital

Stories About Our Lighthouses

A Visit to a Doll-Factory

London

The Golden Hall of St. Pauls, by James Manson

Stories of the "Little Folks" Cots [at the East London Hospital for Children], by Anna Beale

Music

Bells of Gladness - Music by the Rev. Frederick Peel

Flowers of Harvest - Words and Music by Charles Bassett

A Happy Little Maiden - Music by the Rev. Frederick Peel

The Month of May - Music by the Rev. Frederick Peel

My Little Garden - Words and Music by Charles Bassett

A New Zealand Bird's Song

November - Music by the Rev. Frederick Peel

Our Sailor Boy - Words by Mark Mervyn; Music by Frank Braine

Out in the Snow - Words and Music by Charles Bassett

Summer - Music by the Rev. Frederick Peel

The Two Little Toads - Words from Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876; Bo-Peep; Music by Charles Bassett

Welcome, Bonny June! - Words and Music by Charles Bassett

Nature

[The Fox] The King of Cunning Animals, by James Manson

[The Tiger] The Despot of the Jungle

Who Stole the Bank-Notes?

Recreation

An Account of Some New Winter Games

Hints on Collecting Stamps

How to Make and Fill a Scrap-Album

On Collecting Crests and Mottoes

The Games and Amusements of the Month: July

The Games and Amusements of the Month: August

The Games and Amusements of the Month: September

The Games and Amusements of the Month: October

The Games and Amusements of the Month: November

The Games and Amusements of the Month: December

Work

The Clock-Maker, by C.L. Mateaux

The Engraver, by C.L. Mateaux

With the Toymakers

Some Little Ones of the Street, by Thomas Archer

• The Crossing-Sweeper

• The Flower-Seller

• The Match-Seller

• The Newspaper-Seller

• The Shoe-Black

• The Little Water-Cress Seller

World Travel, Cultures & Colonies

The Children of All Nations: Their Homes, Their Schoolrooms, Their Playgrounds

• France, by Anna Beale

• Germany, by L. Lobenhofer

• Italy, by L. Lobenhofer

• America, by Olive Logan

• Sweden and Norway, by Anna Beale

• Spain and Portugal, by L. Lobenhofer

• China and Japan, by E.C. Phillips

• India, by Eliot James

• Russia and Poland, by L. Lobenhofer

• Austria and Hungary, by L. Lobenhofer