1938 William - The Dictator

Description

Early Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon, With Dustwrapper

This work is in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. This is the second impression of the first edition, published in the same year.

Just William was a series of thirty-eight books, published between 1922 and 1970. They were written by English author Richmal Crompton, who was best known for this particular series. William remained eleven years old throughout this time, with the era he was living in adapting as the years went by. All of the 'Just William' books were collections of short stories, with the exception of 'Just William's Luck', which was one story.

In these stories, William Brown often had an adventure, using his confidence and his independent mind to take on any projects and games which came his way.

In this particular collection, William makes himself Dictator of the Outlaws, taking control of the village, without an election. Filled with misunderstandings and confusions, everything is bound to work out in the end as long as William follows his motto, "Doin' good, rightin' wrongs, spreadin' happiness and walking down the narrow path of virtue".

With charming illustrations throughout by English illustrator, Thomas Henry.

With a 1939 pencil inscription to the front endpaper.