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Just William Home for the Holidays
The thoughts of schoolboy William Brown; "That actor bloke Martin Jarvis has helped me rekord this audio. He thinks he can tork like me, but he can't. I sound better. So pay no attenshun to him. Jus' listen to me tellin' you 'bout the most important things in life!" 1. My Summer Holiday 2. What's Wrong with Civilizashun, 3. The Job I'd Like Best 4. Commonsense About Holidays, 5. School is a Waste of Time 6. My Day in London 7. Something Like a Change 8. I'll Tell You What's Wrong with Christmas 9. Home for the Holidays 10. William's Christmas Presents 11. Christmas Day with William 12. New Year's Day
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First published November 1, 2009
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About the author
Richmal Crompton
472 books173 followersRichmal 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.
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.
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May 6, 2020
Simplemente genial.
Toda mi infancia mi padre no paraba de decirme que leyera ‘Las Aventuras de Guillermo’ y yo me negaba ya que no había niñas de protagonistas. Y en eso tenía razón. Pero da exactamente igual! Aunque he de decir que a lo mejor no hubiera conectado con este libro de niña. Nunca lo sabremos.
Para mí ha sido como leer a un P.G. Wodehouse para niños. Me he reído un montón. Es puro ingenio británico y absurdeces que hace ese niño, William, que no entiende las normas de los adultos.
Ha sido todo un descubrimiento. Y en audiolibro, narrado por Martin Jarvis, una maravilla.
Toda mi infancia mi padre no paraba de decirme que leyera ‘Las Aventuras de Guillermo’ y yo me negaba ya que no había niñas de protagonistas. Y en eso tenía razón. Pero da exactamente igual! Aunque he de decir que a lo mejor no hubiera conectado con este libro de niña. Nunca lo sabremos.
Para mí ha sido como leer a un P.G. Wodehouse para niños. Me he reído un montón. Es puro ingenio británico y absurdeces que hace ese niño, William, que no entiende las normas de los adultos.
Ha sido todo un descubrimiento. Y en audiolibro, narrado por Martin Jarvis, una maravilla.
August 7, 2017
Another OK collection, that overall is quite a good selection of stories.
September 25, 2011
Very funny, an interesting take on the William books, being told in first person by William himself!
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