Young Folk's Weekly Budget

Young Folk's Weekly Budget, Vol. XIII, No. 308 This cover illustrates a scene from "Marvel-Land; or Winfred's Wondrous Wanderings," a serialized adventure tale by B. Holland. The colored engraving depicts a grotesque figure—apparently a goblin or creature of fantasy—bound by rope and cornered by a young boy in period dress. The composition combines adventure narrative with imaginative fantasy elements typical of the paper's serialized fiction. Young Folk's Weekly Budget, published from 1871, was a penny weekly aimed at boys and girls of all ages. Each issue contained illustrated serial stories of adventure, historical romance, and school tales, alongside puzzles and instructional content. The paper's affordable price and sensational cover imagery made it accessible to working-class readers, establishing it as a staple of Victorian popular fiction for young audiences.