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William is always in trouble but sometimes it really isn't his fault. It was Ginger who showed him the book about Robin Hood, and it was Violet Elizabeth Bott's idea to steal from the rich and give to the poor.Unfortunately the only rich person they know is Violet's father, so William's latest plan to right the world's wrongs is sure to lead to catastrophe . . .In William the Conqueror everyone's favourite trouble-maker, William Brown, is back in a collection of 14 Just William stories - now show more with a brand-new cover look illustrated by Joe Berger. There is only one William. This tousle-headed, snub-nosed, hearty, loveable imp of mischief has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting his hundreds of thousands of admirers since 1922. Now with a brand new cover look. show lessTags
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Classic William Brown stories. William is the kind of boy that other boys will like and adults will dislike. His adventures take us back to the fantasy and "wildness" of childhood. The stories in this book were quite good. Among my favorites were the ones involving the fights between the Outlaws and the repellent Hubert Lane and his friends.
I read the William books as a child, and despite being an obnoxiously well behaved child, I still wanted to think of myself as an "Outlaw".
I would recommend them to anyone of such an age. I think they are genuinely improving. Certainly my memory of William, as of the Swallows and Amazons, provides a well buried counter to my natural inclination towards the effete.
William also provides a good lesson in free will, independent spirit and free thought. Which cannot hurt. (Unless you wanted to make an extreme reading of the William stories as a prop to the capitalist establishment...)
I would recommend them to anyone of such an age. I think they are genuinely improving. Certainly my memory of William, as of the Swallows and Amazons, provides a well buried counter to my natural inclination towards the effete.
William also provides a good lesson in free will, independent spirit and free thought. Which cannot hurt. (Unless you wanted to make an extreme reading of the William stories as a prop to the capitalist establishment...)
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- Canonical title*
- Guillermo el conquistador
- Original title
- William the conqueror
- Original publication date
- 1926
- People/Characters
- William Brown
- Important places
- England, UK
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, French, Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 11
