Richmal Crompton

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

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