Promotional Information

Richmal Crompton's much-loved character, William Brown, is back in ten wartime stories, set during World War II. Now with a brand-new cover look.

Table of Contents

Introduction - i: Foreword by John Sessions Chapter - 1: William and A.R.P. Chapter - 2: William Does His Bit Chapter - 3: William – the Fire-fighter Chapter - 4: The Outlaws and the Parachutist Chapter - 5: William – the Salvage Collector Chapter - 6: William and the Bomb Chapter - 7: Reluctant Heroes Chapter - 8: William and the Mock Invasion Chapter - 9: William and the Tea-cake Chapter - 10: The Battle of Flowers

About the Author

Richmal Crompton was born in Lancashire in 1890. The first story about William Brown appeared in Home magazine in 1919, and the first collection of William stories was published in book form three years later. In all, thirty-eight William books were published, the last one in 1970, after Richmal Crompton's death.