William the Detective 

William the Detective  
Author Richmal Crompton
Illustrator Thomas Henry
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Children's literature
Publication date 1935
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) & Audio book
Followed by Sweet William

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

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. William and the League of Perfect Love
  7. Waste Paper Wanted
  8. William the Persian
  9. William and the Monster
  10. A Present from William
  11. William and the Nasties - William and his friends attempt (unsuccessfully) to imitate Nazi stormtroopers by driving a Jewish shopkeeper from his business.


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Richmal Crompton and the Just William series
Related Names
William Brown series
Just William (1921) • More William (1922) • William Again (1923) • William the Fourth (1924) • Still William (1925) • William the Conqueror (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)
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