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Richmal Crompton
(Richmal Crompton Lamburn)
(1890 - 1969)RICHMAL CROMPTON Lamburn, the daughter of a schoolteacher-curate, went to a Derbyshire boarding school, to which she returned as a teacher in 1914 after having read classics at Royal Holloway College. She then moved to Kent to live near her married sister and was a much loved classics mistress at Bromley High School. She published her first short story in 1918 (using her mother's maiden name); after polio left her lame she became a writer full time. The first of the popular William books appeared in 1922. For the next 45 years she was always at work on two books simultaneously, one for children (generally a William book) and one for adults. In Richmal Crompton's lifetime thirty collections of William stories sold over eight million copies; but she once hinted that her 'Frankenstein's Monster' had ambushed recognition for her forty serious novels, of which FAMILY ROUNDABOUT (1948) is perhaps the best.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
William
1. Just William (1922)
2. More William (1922)
3. William Again (1923)
4. William The Fourth (1924)
5. Still William (1925)
6. William The Conqueror (1926)
7. William The Outlaw (1927)
8. William In Trouble (1927)
9. William The Good (1928)
10. William (1929)
11. William The Bad (1930)
12. William's Happy Days (1930)
13. William's Crowded Hours (1931)
14. William the Pirate (1932)
15. William the Rebel (1933)
16. William the Gangster (1934)
17. William the Detective (1935)
18. Sweet William (1936)
19. William the Showman (1937)
20. William The Dictator (1938)
Just William, The Story Of The Film (1939)
21. William's Bad Resolution (1939)
aka William and A.R.P.
22. William and The Evacuees (1940)
aka William The Film Star
23. William Does His Bit (1941)
24. William Carries On (1942)
25. William and The Brains Trust (1945)
26. Just William's Luck (1948)
27. William The Bold (1950)
28. William and The Tramp (1952)
29. William and The Moon Rocket (1954)
30. William and The Space Animal (1956)
31. William's Television Show (1958)
32. William The Explorer (1960)
33. William's Treasure Trove (1962)
34. William and the Witch (1964)
35. William and the Pop Singers (1965)
36. William and the Masked Ranger (1966)
37. William the Superman (1968)
38. William the Lawless (1970)
1. Just William (1922)
2. More William (1922)
3. William Again (1923)
4. William The Fourth (1924)
5. Still William (1925)
6. William The Conqueror (1926)
7. William The Outlaw (1927)
8. William In Trouble (1927)
9. William The Good (1928)
10. William (1929)
11. William The Bad (1930)
12. William's Happy Days (1930)
13. William's Crowded Hours (1931)
14. William the Pirate (1932)
15. William the Rebel (1933)
16. William the Gangster (1934)
17. William the Detective (1935)
18. Sweet William (1936)
19. William the Showman (1937)
20. William The Dictator (1938)
Just William, The Story Of The Film (1939)
21. William's Bad Resolution (1939)
aka William and A.R.P.
22. William and The Evacuees (1940)
aka William The Film Star
23. William Does His Bit (1941)
24. William Carries On (1942)
25. William and The Brains Trust (1945)
26. Just William's Luck (1948)
27. William The Bold (1950)
28. William and The Tramp (1952)
29. William and The Moon Rocket (1954)
30. William and The Space Animal (1956)
31. William's Television Show (1958)
32. William The Explorer (1960)
33. William's Treasure Trove (1962)
34. William and the Witch (1964)
35. William and the Pop Singers (1965)
36. William and the Masked Ranger (1966)
37. William the Superman (1968)
38. William the Lawless (1970)
Novels
The Innermost Room (1923)
The Hidden Light (1924)
Anne Morrison (1925)
The Wildings (1925)
David Wilding (1926)
The House (1926)
aka Dread Dwelling
Leadon Hill (1927)
Millicent Dorrington (1927)
A Monstrous Regiment (1927)
The Middle Things (1928)
Roofs Off! (1928)
The Thorn Bush (1928)
The Four Graces (1929)
Abbot's End (1929)
Blue Flames (1930)
Naomi Godstone (1930)
Portrait Of A Family (1931)
Marriage Of Hermione (1932)
The Odyssey Of Euphemia Tracy (1932)
The Holiday (1933)
Chedsy Place (1934)
Quartet (1935)
Caroline (1936)
The Old Man's Birthday (1936)
There Are Four Seasons (1937)
Journeying Wave (1938)
Merlin Bay (1939)
Steffan Green (1940)
Narcissa (1941)
Mrs Frensham Describes A Circle (1942)
Weatherley Parade (1944)
Westover (1946)
Linden Rise (1947)
The Ridleys (1947)
Family Roundabout (1948)
Frost At Morning (1950)
The Gypsy's Baby (1954)
Four In Exile (1955)
Matty and Dearingroydes (1956)
Blind Man's Buff (1957)
Wiseman's Folly (1959)
The Inheritor (1960)
The Hidden Light (1924)
Anne Morrison (1925)
The Wildings (1925)
David Wilding (1926)
The House (1926)
aka Dread Dwelling
Leadon Hill (1927)
Millicent Dorrington (1927)
A Monstrous Regiment (1927)
The Middle Things (1928)
Roofs Off! (1928)
The Thorn Bush (1928)
The Four Graces (1929)
Abbot's End (1929)
Blue Flames (1930)
Naomi Godstone (1930)
Portrait Of A Family (1931)
Marriage Of Hermione (1932)
The Odyssey Of Euphemia Tracy (1932)
The Holiday (1933)
Chedsy Place (1934)
Quartet (1935)
Caroline (1936)
The Old Man's Birthday (1936)
There Are Four Seasons (1937)
Journeying Wave (1938)
Merlin Bay (1939)
Steffan Green (1940)
Narcissa (1941)
Mrs Frensham Describes A Circle (1942)
Weatherley Parade (1944)
Westover (1946)
Linden Rise (1947)
The Ridleys (1947)
Family Roundabout (1948)
Frost At Morning (1950)
The Gypsy's Baby (1954)
Four In Exile (1955)
Matty and Dearingroydes (1956)
Blind Man's Buff (1957)
Wiseman's Folly (1959)
The Inheritor (1960)
Collections
Kathleen and I And Of Course Veronica (1926)
Enter - Patricia (1927)
Felicity Stands By (1928)
Mists (1928)
Ladies First (1929)
Sugar and Spice (1929)
The Silver Birch (1931)
The First Morning (1936)
Enter - Patricia (1927)
Felicity Stands By (1928)
Mists (1928)
Ladies First (1929)
Sugar and Spice (1929)
The Silver Birch (1931)
The First Morning (1936)
Anthologies containing stories by Richmal Crompton
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