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Just William
Richmal Crompton
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Description for Just William
Hardback.
A tousle-headed, snub-nosed, hearty, lovable ball of mischief, William Brown has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting his hundreds of thousands of admirers since 1922.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features original illustrations by Thomas Henry and a foreword by novelist, dramatist and screenwriter Roddy Doyle.
Just William is Richmal Crompton’s first book about the incorrigible William Brown. Follow his adventures from getting over a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529031843
SKU
V9781529031843
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Richmal Crompton
Richmal Crompton was born in 1890 and is best known for her thirty-eight books featuring William Brown, which were published between 1922 and 1970. Born in Lancashire, Crompton won a scholarship to Royal Holloway in London, where she trained as a schoolteacher, graduating in 1914, before turning to writing full-time in 1923. Alongside the William novels, Crompton wrote forty-one ... Read more
Reviews for Just William
Crompton’s voice is dry, wry and ironic, in a style that you could say echoes Evelyn Waugh’s . . . The Just William stories are, above all, funny
Michael Deacon
Telegraph
What’s funniest about William is when he’s thumbing his nose at authority
David Barnett
Independent
Michael Deacon
Telegraph
What’s funniest about William is when he’s thumbing his nose at authority
David Barnett
Independent