More William

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title: "More William" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1922-short-story-collections", "just-william-books", "short-story-collections-by-richmal-crompton", "children's-short-story-collections", "1922-children's-books", "george-newnes-ltd-books"] description: "Book by Richmal Crompton" topic_path: "general/1922-short-story-collections" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_William" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Book by Richmal Crompton ::

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Field	Value
name	More William
image	File:More William.jpg
caption	First edition
author	Richmal Crompton
illustrator	Thomas Henry
country	United Kingdom
language	English
genre	Children's literature
publisher	Newnes
release_date	1922
media_type	Print (hardback & paperback) & audio book
followed_by	William Again
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| name = More William | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:More William.jpg | caption = First edition | author = Richmal Crompton | illustrator = Thomas Henry | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Children's literature | publisher = Newnes | release_date = 1922 | media_type = Print (hardback & paperback) & audio book | pages = | isbn = | followed_by = William Again

More William is the second William collection in the much acclaimed Just William series by Richmal Crompton. It is a sequel to the book Just William. The book was first published in 1922, with a current edition published in 2005 by Macmillan Children's books.

Contents

Like most of the William books it has no continuous narrative, but consists of separate independent short-stories. The stories are as follows:

• A Busy Day William is given a book entitled Things a Boy Can Do and annoys his entire household by trying to carry out its instructions, along with Jimmy, a cousin with a sister called Barbara.
• Rice-Mould (The first ever story, c.1919) In order to impress the little girl next door, William attempts to steal cream blancmange from the household kitchen.
• William's Burglar William befriends a mysterious stranger who claims to be a war veteran, but who is quite obviously a criminal.
• The Knight at Arms A Quixote-esque tale in which "Sir William" and his faithful "squire" Ginger set out to rescue a "damsel in distress".
• William's Hobby William takes up taxidermy as a hobby and puts a dead frog that he wishes to stuff in Uncle George's tea for 'Tannin'.
• The Rivals William has a rival for the affections of Joan.
• The Ghost William arranges a "psychic experience" for his cousin Mildred.
• The May King William is chosen as attendant to the May Queen (Evangeline Fish, a girl despises) in a school pageant, but he has bigger ambitions.
• The Revenge William takes revenge on his family by pretending to run away from home.
• The Helper William "helps" the removal men when his family moves house and gets stuck on the roof.
• William and the Smuggler Mr. Brown goes to the seaside for a "rest cure" but unfortunately has to endure William's company.
• The Reform of William William is inspired to lead a better life, but decides not to start just yet and on his 'last day' of his 'old life', crashes a caravan into a donkey cart.
• William and the Ancient Souls A grown-up friend of William has his life made unendurable by a new neighbour who is the President of the society of Ancient Souls.
• William's Christmas Eve William and Joan deliver a Christmas feast to a poor family whose man of the house has just been released from 'The Nick'

References

References

1. Anderson, Selena. (October 18, 1983). "Laugh? I had to put the book down". [[Evening Chronicle]].

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