William the Detective

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William - The Detective is a book in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton. The book contains nine short stories, though it originally contained ten. It was first published in 1935. The tenth story, William and the Nasties was removed from the book later on because it was considered racist and innapropriate after the Holocaust.

[edit] The stories

1. William and the Campers
2. William the Invisible
3. William the Conspirator
4. William the Rat Lover
5. William and the Tablet
6. Waste Paper Wanted
7. William the Persian
8. William and the Monster
9. A Present from William
10. William and the Nasties - William and his friends attempt (unsuccessfully) to imitate Nazi stormtroopers by driving a Jewish shopkeeper from his business.

v • d • e Richmal Crompton and the Just William series Related Names Richmal Crompton • Martin Jarvis William Brown series Just William (1921) • More William (1922) • William Again (1923) • William the Fourth (1924) • Still William (1925) • William the Conquerer (1926) • William the Outlaw (1927) • William in Trouble (1927) • William the Good (1928) • William (1929) • William the Bad (1930) • William's Happy Days (1930) • William's Crowded Hours (1931) • William the Pirate (1932) • William the Rebel (1933) • William the Gangster (1934) • William the Detective (1935) • Sweet William (1936) • William the Showman (1937) • William the Dictator (1938) • William and Air Raid Precautions (1939) • William and the Evacuees (1940) • William Does His Bit (1941) • William Carries On (1942) • William and The Brains Trust (1945) • Just William's Luck (1948) • William The Bold (1950) • William and the Tramp (1952) • William and the Moon Rocket (1954) • William and the Space Animal (1956) • William's Television Show (1958) • William the Explorer (1960) • William's Treasure Trove (1962) • William and the Witch (1964) • William and the Pop Singers (1965) • William the Ancient Briton (1965) • William and the Masked Ranger (1966) • William the Superman (1968) • William the Lawless (1970) • What's Wrong with Civilizashun and Other Writings by William Brown (1990) Films Just William (film) (1940) • Just William's Luck (film) (1948) • William at the Circus (1948) • Television Series William (TV series) (1962-63) • Just William (1970s TV series) (1976-78) • Just William (1990s TV series) (1994-95) Radio Just William (1940s Radio series) (1946-48) • William and the Artist's Model (1956) • Just William (BBC Radio series)