William at Christmas

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.

• Introduction - i: Foreword by Julia Donaldson Chapter - 1: A Busy Day (from More William) Chapter - 2: William All the Time (from William the Fourth) Chapter - 3: William’s Truthful Christmas (from Still William) Chapter - 4: William Starts the Holidays (from William the Conqueror) Chapter - 5: William Joins the Waits (from William in Trouble) Chapter - 6: William Plays Santa Claus (from William the Outlaw) Chapter - 7: The Outlaws Fetch the Holly (from William) Chapter - 8: The Christmas Truce (from William’s Happy Days) Chapter - 9: William’s Christmas Eve (from William the Gangster) Chapter - 10: A Present from William (from William the Detective)

10 hilarious stories of William bemoaning unwelcome presents, ruining a panto or singing hymns out of a tune