William Does His Bit

Just William #23

by Richmal Crompton, Thomas Henry (Illustrator)

"Well, dear," said William's mother. " Have you had a nice afternoon? What have you been doing?"
"Me?" said Willliam vaguely. "Oh, nothing much. I caught that spy you were all talkin' about, an' I was arrested for stealing silver an'..."
That morning William had thought the war was rather dull. No one seemed to want his help - he had written to the Prime Minister offering to be a spy, he had tried to join the Army - so he decided he would make up his own mind on the best way to defeat Hitler. William's scheme resulted in a particularly hectic afternoon, both for himslef and the local police.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Humor

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

Richmal Crompton Lamburn was initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books.

Crompton's fiction centres around family and social life, dwelling on the constraints that they place on individuals while also nurturing them. This is best seen in her depiction of children as puzzled onlookers of society's ways. Nevertheless, the children, particularly William and his Outlaws, almost always emerge triumphant.

Reviews

[Alex]

An excellent collection of William stories set during wartime, which lends a new perspective to his and the Outlaws adventures. I throughly enjoyed this book.

My favourite stories were
'William Does His Bit'
'William The Highwayman'
'Boys Will Be Boys'
'William The Firefighter'
'William the Salvage Collector'

[Diva]

how will William help win the second world war?
read to find out, delightful as always.

[Saeed Tal]

The very first William book that I read: fell in love immediately and went on to read 17 books in the series.