Richmal Crompton

Writer of children's books, born in Bury, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. She studied at London, and taught Classics at Bromley High School until she contracted poliomyelitis in 1923. She wrote the first of the ‘William’ books (Just William) in 1922, and had written 40 of them before her death.

Richmal Crompton Lamburn

Richmal Crompton Lamburn, pictured on the cover of her biography, along with her famous creation, William Brown
Pseudonym(s):	Richmal Crompton
Born:	November 15, 1890 Bury, Lancashire, England
Died:	January 11, 1969 Farnborough, London
Occupation(s):	Teacher, novelist, short story writer,
Nationality:	English
Writing period:	1919 to 1970
Genre(s):	Children's literature, novels, short stories
Debut work(s):	Short story Rice Mould (1919) Novel The Innermost Room (1923)

Richmal Crompton Lamburn (November 15, 1890–January 11, 1969) was a British writer, most famous for her Just William humorous short stories.

Just William series

Just William, 1922 More William, 1922 William Again, 1923 William The Fourth, 1924 Still William, 1925 William The Conqueror, 1926 William The Outlaw, 1927 William In Trouble, 1927 William The Good, 1928 William, 1929 William The Bad, 1930 William's Happy Days, 1930 William's Crowded Hours, 1931 William The Pirate, 1932 William The Rebel, 1933 William The Gangster, 1934 William The Detective, 1935 Sweet William, 1936 William The Showman, 1937 William The Dictator, 1938 William and Air Raid Precautions, 1939 (also published as William's Bad Resolution, 1956) William and the Evacuees, 1940 (also published as William and the Film Star, 1956) William Does His Bit, 1941 William Carries On, 1942 William and the Brains Trust, 1945 Just William's Luck, 1948 William the Bold, 1950 William and the Tramp, 1952 William and the Moon Rocket, 1954 William and the Artist's Model, 1956 William and the Space Animal, 1956 William's Television Show, 1958 William the Explorer, 1960 William's Treasure Trove, 1962 William and the Witch, 1964 William and the Pop Singers, 1965 William and the Masked Ranger, 1966 William the Superman, 1968 William the Lawless, 1970

William-like books

Enter - Patricia, 1927 Jimmy, 1949 Jimmy Again, 1951 Jimmy the Third, 1965

Others

The Innermost Room, 1923 The Hidden Light, 1924 Anne Morrison, 1925 The Wildings, 1925 David Wilding, 1926 The House, 1926 (also published as Dread Dwelling) Kathleen and I, and, of Course, Veronica, 1926 (short stories) Millicent Dorrington, 1927 A Monstrous Regiment, 1927 (short stories) Leadon Hill, 1927 The Thorn Bush, 1928 Roofs Off!, 1928 The Middle Things, 1928 (short stories) Felicity Stands By, 1928 (short stories) Sugar and Spice and Other Stories, 1928 (short stories) Mist and Other Stories, 1928 (short stories) The Four Graces, 1929 Abbot's End, 1929 Ladies First, 1929 (short stories) Blue Flames, 1930 Naomi Gladstone, 1930 The Silver Birch and Other Stories, 1931 (short stories) Portrait of a Family, 1932 The Odyssey of Euphemia Tracy, 1932 Marriage of Hermione, 1932 The Holiday, 1933 Chedsy Place, 1934 The Old Man's Birthday, 1934 Quartet, 1935 Caroline, 1936 The First Morning, 1936 (short stories) There Are Four Seasons, 1937 Journeying Wave, 1938 Merlin Bay, 1939 Seffan Green, 1940 Narcissa, 1941 Mrs. Frensham Describes a Circle, 1942 Weatherly Parade, 1944 Westover, 1946 The Ridleys, 1947 Family Roundabout, 1948 Linden Rise, 1952 The Gypsy's Baby, 1954 Four In Excile, 1954 Matty and the Dearingroydes, 1956 Blind Man's Buff, 1957 Wiseman's Folly, 1959 The Inheritor, 1960