The shadows are rioting

Jaroslav Foglar

Writer, editor-in-chief of the magazines Mladý hlasatel, Junák and Vpřed, prominent methodologist, long-time scout leader of the 2nd Prague Scout Troop. He offered his experience, ideas and program tips to others through magazines and later books on the border between story and methodological guide, such as The Lost Track Chronicle and Our Troop. His first short story, Vítězství / Victory, was published in Scout Junák in December 1923. Ten years later, he published his follow-up novel Boj o první místo / Fight for the First Place in the magazine of the same name. And then, in quick succession, followed the books Hoši od Bobří řeky (Boys from the Beaver River), Přístav callá (The Harbour is Calling) and two dozen others. These, along with many short stories and comics, led by The Quick Arrows, have become essential reading for several generations of young people. His legacy, including copyright, is managed by the Jaroslav Foglar Scout Foundation.