1. Richmal Crompton Lamburn was a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books.
17 Facts About Richmal Crompton
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Richmal Crompton attended St Elphin's Boarding School for the daughters of the clergy, originally based in Warrington, Lancashire.
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Richmal Crompton later moved with the school to a new location in Darley Dale, near Matlock, Derbyshire in 1904.
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Richmal Crompton gave up her teaching career and began to write full-time.
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Richmal Crompton never married and had no children; she was an aunt and a great-aunt.
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Richmal Crompton died in 1969 at the age of 78, after a heart attack, in Farnborough Hospital.
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Richmal Crompton's best known books are the William stories, about a mischievous 11-year-old schoolboy and his band of friends, known as "The Outlaws".
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Richmal Crompton's first published short story featuring William was "Rice Mould Pudding", published in Home Magazine in 1919.
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Richmal Crompton wrote 38 other William books throughout her life.
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Richmal Crompton was pleased by its success, but seemed frustrated that her other novels and short stories did not receive the same recognition.
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Richmal Crompton's first published story was published in The Girl's Own Paper in 1918, concerning a little boy named Thomas, a forerunner of William who reacts against authority.
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Richmal Crompton tried several times to reformulate William for other audiences.
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Richmal Crompton wrote two more Jimmy books, but no more Patricia, and neither was as successful as William.
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Richmal Crompton never disclosed the source of inspiration for the main character William; different opinions exist.
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Richmal Crompton lived quietly with her mother in Cherry Orchard Road, Bromley Common.
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Richmal Crompton used to get up to all sorts of tricks and he was always presumed to be the inspiration for William by all of us.
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Richmal Crompton's archives are held at Roehampton University, London and at Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, where some members of her family lived.