![]() ![]() ![]() It was in these stories that William first made his debut. She had written a short story entitled The Outlaws in 1917 but it came out only after another story entitled Rice Mould Pudding was published in the Home Magazine in 1919. The William series met with instant success and to her own surprise, great financial rewards as well. Instead, they celebrate youth, high spirits, mischief and the joy of childhood pranks. A life long sufferer of illnesses of various kinds, including cancer, Crompton's William stories never reveal the darker side of life or despair. She was a dedicated school teacher who began writing full time after she was crippled by polio at the age of 33. More William is the second in the long series written by Richmal Crompton Lamburn. ![]() His long suffering family, the local shopkeepers and a host of unforgettable characters make the William series of 21 books a delightful and most amusing read. Along with his notorious gang of Outlaws, William Brown wreaks havoc not just on his family but also across the entire village. An eleven year old who remains eleven for more than half a century! As a literary creation, Richmal Crompton's scalawag schoolboy has few peers. ![]()
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