Just William

Just William is the first book of children's short stories about William Brown written by Richmal Crompton, published in 1922. Just William is also sometimes used as a title for the series as a whole, and is also the name of various television, film and radio adaptations of the books. The William stories first appeared in Home and Happy Mag..

Characters

William is an eleven year old boy, eternally scruffy and frowning. William and his friends, Douglas, Henry and Ginger, call themselves the Outlaws, and meet at the old barn in Farmer Jenks' field. The Outlaws are sworn enemies of the Hubert Laneites with whom they frequently clash.

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William's family, his grown up red-haired sister Ethel and brother Robert, caring mother and stern father, and never ending supply of elderly aunts cannot understand William. Only his mother has any sympathy for him.

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Other recurring characters include Violet Elizabeth Bott, lisping spoilt daughter of the local aristocracy ("I'll thcream and thcream 'till I'm thick - I can, you know") and Joan, the dark haired girl for whom William has a soft spot (sometimes she is described as a member of the Outlaws - the only girl entitled to this high privilege).

Related Topics:
Lisping - Aristocracy

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William is adventurous, imaginative and a romantic. He writes stories - The Tale of The Bloody Hand and likes to perform drama. He is fond of white rats, Bull's Eyes, football and cricket.

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