A life long sufferer of illnesses of various kinds, including cancer, cromptons william stories never reveal the darker side of life or despair. Download pdf richmal crompton free online new books in. Written in 1948 and made into a popular film the same year, just williams luck is the only novel richmal crompton wrote featuring her famous hero. Brown, an elevenyear old english schoolboy, written by richmal crompton. A stunning collection of just william stories, selected and read by martin jarvis theres nothing to touch them independent on sunday richmal cromptons stories featuring irrepressible schoolboy william brown have been firm favourites with both young and old for decades.
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The humor is gentle and pleasing in this 1923 publication. She was a dedicated school teacher who began writing full time after she was crippled by polio at the age of 33. It begins harmlessly enough in the old barn and soon develops into a riotous comedythriller as the invincible schoolboy hatches a plot to marry off the elder brothers of. Most readers thought richmal crompton lamburn was a man.
A facsmile of the first edition of this william book. Richmal crompton lamburn was born in bury, lancashire, the second child of the rev. Written by richmal crompton, audiobook narrated by martin jarvis. Alamy born in 1890, clergymans daughter crompton started her adult life as a schoolteacher after becoming involved in the.
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Richmal crompton 18901969 was a writer best known for her just william series of books. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to others, this book is structured round a year in his life. Richmal crompton has 155 books on goodreads with 23051 ratings. Richmal crompton 1890 1969 was an english schoolmistress and writer.