William does his bit

Just William #23

by Richmal Crompton

1944. 1944 Reprint. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations. Inscription to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Humor

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent collection of William stories set during wartime, which lends a new perspective to his and the Outlaws adventures. I throughly enjoyed this book.

My favourite stories were
'William Does His Bit'
'William The Highwayman'
'Boys Will Be Boys'
'William The Firefighter'
'William the Salvage Collector'

[Diva · Rating 5 out of 5]

how will William help win the second world war?
read to find out, delightful as always.

[Saeed Tal · Rating 5 out of 5]

The very first William book that I read: fell in love immediately and went on to read 17 books in the series.