William the Detective
William - The Detective is a book in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton published in 1935. The book contains ten short stories, though it originally contained eleven: The eleventh, entitled William and the Nasties was removed from the book later on because, though ultimately anti-Nazi, it was considered inappropriate after the Holocaust (it has been retained, however, in the Israeli edition). William and the League of Perfect Love has also been removed from some editions under pressure from the animal-rights activists it satirizes.
The stories
- William and the Campers
- William the Invisible - William swears he can discover the secret of invisibility, but finds the task more difficult than he had expected.
- William the Conspirator - The Outlaws start a campaign for Free Speech.
- William the Rat Lover - William starts a society for the protection of rats.
- William and the Tablet
- William and the League of Perfect Love
- Waste Paper Wanted
- William the Persian
- William and the Monster
- A Present from William
(William and the Nasties - William and his friends attempt (unsuccessfully) to imitate Nazi stormtroopers by driving a Jewish shopkeeper from his business.)