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Richmal Crompton Lamburn (15 November 1890 – 11 January 1969) was a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books.
The Just William series is a sequence of thirty-eight books written by English author Richmal Crompton. The books chronicle the adventures of the unruly schoolboy William Brown. The books were published over a period of almost fifty years, between 1922 and 1970.
Richmal Crompton Lamburn was initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books.
Just William is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for numerous television series, films and radio adaptations.
Apr 22, 2022 · The stubbornly disheveled, snub-nosed 11-year-old protagonist of the writer Richmal Crompton’s wildly popular “Just William” stories, 100 this year, is an astutely rendered portrait of a...
Richmal Crompton has 370 books on Goodreads with 30546 ratings. Richmal Crompton’s most popular book is Just William (Just William, #1).
Most readers thought Richmal Crompton Lamburn was a man. So shy was she that she did not disabuse them of the notion, even as her anarchic, disruptive schoolboy, shown with his cap askew...
Just William Series by Richmal Crompton. 42 primary works • 42 total works. Book 1. Just William. by Richmal Crompton. 4.08 · 5,386 Ratings · 264 Reviews · published 1922 · 168 editions. Whether it's trying to arrange a marriage for his … Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2. More William. by Richmal Crompton.
Apr 29, 2022 · It's 100 years since Richmal Crompton published her first collection of short stories about an unruly, scruffy 11-year-old boy called William Brown. In that time, William has burst the bounds of the stories that gave him life, appearing on radio, television, and film, in the process becoming a cultural institution who overshadows his creator.
May 1, 2022 · Just William… and Richmal. A centenary celebration of Richmal Crompton’s Just William books. Comedy writer Edward Rowett thinks they are comic masterpieces.
