Richmal Crompton

Crompton was born on November 15, 1890.

Crompton died on January 11, 1969.

Apart from William...

Crompton tried several times to reformulate William for other audiences. Jimmy[?] (1949) was aimed at younger children, and Enter - Patricia[?] (1927) at girls. Crompton wrote two more Jimmy books, but no more Patricia, as neither was successful as William.

Published Works

The publication dates are for the UK.

For Children

• Just William, 1922
• More William[?], 1922
• William Again[?], 1923
• William The Fourth[?], 1924
• Still William[?], 1925
• William The Conqueror[?], 1926
• William The Outlaw[?], 1927
• Enter - Patricia[?], 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 Resolutions[?], 1956)
• William and the Evacuees[?], 1940 (also published as William and the Film Star[?], 1956)
• William Does Hit Bit[?], 1941
• William Carries On[?], 1942
• William and the Brains Trust[?], 1945
• Just William's Luck[?], 1948
• Jimmy[?], 1949
• William the Bold[?], 1950
• Jimmy Again[?], 1951
• William and the Tramp[?], 1952
• William and the Moon Rocket[?], 1954
• 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
• Jimmy the Third[?], 1965
• William and the Pop Singers[?], 1965
• William and the Masked Ranger[?], 1966
• William the Superman[?], 1968
• William the Lawless[?], 1970

For Adults

• The Innermost Room[?], 1923
• The Hidden Light[?], 1924
• Anne Morrison[?], 1925
• The Wildings[?], 1925
• David Wilding[?], 1926
• The House[?], 1926
• Kathleen and I, and, of Course, Veronica[?], 1926
• Millicent Dorrington[?], 1927
• A Monstrous Regiment[?], 1927
• Leadon Hill[?], 1927
• The Thorn Bush[?], 1928
• Roofs Off![?], 1928
• The Middle Things[?], 1928
• Felicty Stands By[?], 1928
• Sugar and Spice and Other Stories[?], 1928
• The Four Graces[?], 1929
• Abbot's End[?], 1929
• Ladies First[?], 1929
• Blue Flames[?], 1930
• Naomi Gladstone[?], 1930
• The Silver Birch and Other Stories[?], 1931
• 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
• 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 Dearingroydes[?], 1956
• Blind Man's Buff[?], 1957
• Wiseman's Folly[?], 1959
• The Interior[?], 1960