Just William

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. Just William is also sometimes used as a title for the series of books as a whole, and is also the name of various television, film and radio adaptations of... more

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  • 1922

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Richmal Crompton

Richmal Crompton Lamburn (15 November 1890 – 11 January 1969) was a British writer, most famous for her Just William humorous short stories and books. Richmal Crompton Lamburn was born in Bury, Lancashire, the second child of the Rev Edward John Sewell Lamburn (Classics teacher at the Bury Grammar...

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