A second wonderful collection of Just William stories, selected and read by Martin JarvisRichmal Crompton's stories featuring irrepressible schoolboy William Brown have been firm favourites with both young and old for decades. Perpetually scruffy, mud-stained and mischievous, he is a lovable scamp whose pranks usually end in disaster - for his harassed elders at least.With friends Ginger, Douglas and Henry (the Outlaws) and the angelic thorn-in-his-side, the lisping Violet Elizabeth Bott, William has rightly joined the literary, and radio, immortals.Musical Theme: Won't You Be My Ginger? composed and performed by Richard Dworsky (piano) (c) 1995 Inner Vista Music (BMI)The stories in this collection include:That BoyThe Bishop's HandkerchiefWilliam and Uncle GeorgeThe Haunted HouseWilliam and St ValentineApril Fool's DayNot MuchThe CureWilliam's Wonderful PlanThe Outlaws and the PenknifeWilliam the ReformerWilliam's New Year's DayAunt Florence and the Green WoodpeckerThe Plan that FailedWilliam and the Begging LetterA Question of ExchangeWilliam and the Temporary History TeacherThe Outlaws and the TrampA Few Dogs and WilliamThe Outlaws and the MissionaryWilliam the GoodWilliam and the Young ManWilliam and the SpyWilliam and the Badminton RacketWilliam Turns Over a New LeafWilliam and Dear Little PeterWilliam and the Waxwork PrinceWilliam and the White CatWilliam and PhotographyThe Great DetectiveThe Fete - and FortuneThe Weak SpotThe Outlaws Go a-MummingWilliam's Double LifeWilliam to the RescueWilliam the Film StarWilliam the Rat LoverWilliam the ShowmanWilliam And the MonsterWilliam The PersianThe New GameWilliam and the Love NestThe Cat And The MouseWaste Paper WantedWilliam The Globe TrotterWilliam And The Prize PigA Present From WilliamA Night Of MysteriesWilliam and the Chinese GodWilliam and the League of Perfect LoveFireworks Strictly ProhibitedWilliam the PsychiatristWilliam Joins the WaitsViolet Elizabeth Takes ControlWilliam - The Dear Little BoysieWilliam's Brilliant PlanThe Outlaws and Aunt JoViolet Elizabeth's Special Party

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Just William .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2018 by BBC Worldwide Ltd .

Richmal Crompton (1890-1969) was a British short-story writer and humorist. Martin Jarvis is one of Britain's most popular actors and an award-winning audiobook reader. Martin Jarvis, who has adapted the stories in this book for younger readers, first discovered Just William when he was nine years old. He made his first adaptation of a William story for BBC radio in 1973 and since then his broadcast readings have become classics in their own right. Martin is an award-winning actor who has appeared in numerous stage plays, television series and films