Project Gutenberg 2025-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 253 Crompton, Richmal 1890 1969 Lamburn, Richmal Crompton Henry, Thomas 1879 1962 Fisher, Thomas Henry William—the good $aLondon :$bGeorge Newnes Limited, $c1928, reprint 1948. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Good_(short_story_collection) William, the good -- William, the great actor -- William and the archers -- William, the money maker -- William, the avenger -- Parrots for Ethel -- One good turn -- William's lucky day -- A little adventure. deaurider, David E. Brown, Sue Clark, Joyce Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "William—the Good" by Richmal Crompton is a collection of humorous fictional stories written in the early 20th century. The book likely centers on the antics and adventures of William Brown, a spirited and mischievous young boy, and explores his interactions with his family, friends, and various members of the local community. Through William's exploits, the collection provides a witty portrayal of English village life and childhood imagination. The opening of "William—the Good" introduces the Brown family during the Christmas holidays, with William confined to bed by influenza and feeling thoroughly bored. When William reads a moralistic children's book, he becomes determined to reform those around him, especially his older sister Ethel, whom he mistakenly suspects of being a secret drinker and thief. This misunderstanding leads to a series of comic misadventures at a village play rehearsal, culminating in misunderstandings with neighbors and Ethel unwittingly gaining the coveted role of Rosalind in the play. The narrative quickly establishes a tone of lively humor, confusion, and childhood logic, following William's imaginative schemes and the resulting chaos within his family and social circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241114081532crompton 1928 GB Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's stories, English Humorous stories, English Boys -- Juvenile fiction William (Fictitious character from Crompton) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: British Literature 461516 2025-06-30T05:05:04.220741 text/html 435553 2025-04-03T04:01:02 text/html 2671164 2025-06-30T05:05:12.401708 application/epub+zip 2672210 2025-06-30T05:05:06.108698 application/epub+zip 399339 2025-06-30T05:05:05.110719 application/epub+zip 3449946 2025-06-30T05:05:16.422657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3162898 2025-06-30T05:05:11.499654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414509 2025-06-30T05:05:02.844771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394666 2025-04-03T04:01:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17569 2025-06-30T05:05:16.575670 application/rdf+xml 12334 2025-06-30T05:05:05.333684 image/jpeg 2104 2025-06-30T05:05:05.220696 image/jpeg 3815552 2025-06-30T05:05:04.345691 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia