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Richmal Crompton

BritishNovember 15, 1890 – January 11, 1969Comic Fiction

Richmal Crompton was a British author whose Just William stories, featuring the anarchic schoolboy William Brown, became one of the most beloved series in British children's literature. Her thirty-eight William books sold over nine million copies and have never been out of print.

Works

  • Just WilliamSeries of humorous stories of a mischievous English boy→
  • More WilliamStories continuing William's comic escapades and pranks→
  • William AgainFurther stories of William's misadventures and schemes→
  • William the ConquerorWilliam stories featuring his attempts at conquest and control→
  • William the RebelStories of William rebelling against authority and expectations→
  • William the FourthHumorous novel about mischievous boy William Brown and his gang's misadventures→
  • Still WilliamComedy following schoolboy William's antics and schemes with his friends→

Related

P. G. Wodehouse·Stella Gibbons·Barry Pain·Anthony Buckeridge
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