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Weatherley Parade

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:25:18 +0200

Westover

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:25:24 +0200

The Old Man's Birthday

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:25:22 +0200

Portrait of a Family

Wed, 14 Sep 1977 20:25:19 +0300

Just William

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:35:14 +0300

It's Just William: everyone's favorite troublemaker There is only one Just William. The lovable imp has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting hundreds of thousands of readers for years. Here the Outlaws plan a day of non-stop adventure. The only problem is that William is meant to be babysitting. But William won't let that stop him having fun with his gang—he'll just bring the baby along!

Marriage of Hermione

Wed, 14 Sep 1977 20:25:23 +0300

Aged just seventeen Hermione is passed from the hands of an inattentive mother into an engagement with a young man she barely knows. Glad to have her pretty daughter married and celebrated by their social circle, Hermione's mother gives little thought to the fitness of the match. Hermione now finds she must grow up, and grow into a life with a man who is not her natural partner.

Following Hermione and her family from the late eighteen hundreds through the First World War and the changing society of the post-war era, in Marriage of Hermione Crompton explores the strains and joys of an imperfect marriage with a warm and humorous eye.

Richmal Crompton's adult novels are an absolute delight and every bit as charming as her beloved Just William series. A nostalgic treat for fans of the gentler brand of interwar fiction, this is the perfect heritage read for fans of 1930s fiction at its best.

Narcissa

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:25:30 +0200

Family Roundabout

Sat, 29 Oct 2016 20:25:31 +0300

William at Christmas

Sat, 14 Jan 1995 09:43:52 +0200

Everyone's favourite troublemaker is causing trouble all year round!

In Richmal Crompton's William at Christmas, William Brown, is back in a collection of hilarious festive stories – with a gorgeous cover illustrated by David Roberts and an introduction by The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson. This is the perfect Christmas gift.

Join William as he visits his relations at Christmas, prepares for the local pantomime and enjoys the school holidays with his gang of faithful outlaws – attracting trouble wherever he goes.

There is only one William. This tousle-headed, snub-nosed, hearty, lovable imp of mischief has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting his admirers since 1922.

Enjoy more of William's adventures in Just William and Still William.

More William

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:37:25 +0300

When Aunt Lucy tells William that ‘a busy day is a happy day’, William does his best to keep himself very busy indeed. Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates his efforts to cheer up Christmas Day - and when a conjuring trick with an egg goes very badly wrong, William finds himself in more trouble than ever! These fourteen fantastic Just William stories are as funny as ever. 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. Crompton’s fiction centres around family and social life, dwelling on the constraints that they place on individuals while also nurturing them. This is best seen in her depiction of children as puzzled onlookers of society’s ways. Nevertheless, the children, particularly William and his Outlaws, almost always emerge triumphant.

Linden Rise

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:25:28 +0200

Merlin Bay

Wed, 14 Sep 1977 20:25:15 +0300

Journeying Wave

Wed, 14 Sep 1977 20:25:21 +0300

Steffan Green

Wed, 14 Sep 1977 20:25:26 +0300