Title Richmal Crompton, author of Just William : a literary life / Jane McVeigh

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and color) Series Literary lives Literary lives (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Edward Lamburn and a Classical Education -- 3. William and Mr Brown -- 4. Clara Crompton and her Family in Bury -- 5. William, Mrs Brown and Mothers in Crompton -- 6. Royal Holloway College, the First World War and Womens Suffrage -- 7. Birth of Auntie and the Story of a Marriage -- 8. Birth of Richmal Crompton and William Brown -- 9. More than Auntie Richmal, the Spinster -- 10. Polio in Summer 1923 -- 11. Birth of Violet Elizabeth and Introducing William-Lite Characters -- 12. Growing Up -- 13. On Stage and in Literary London -- 14. Richmal Crompton, the Wanderer -- 15. On the Home Front with William and Richmal -- 16. William, Flawed Hero -- 17. William Becomes a Postwar Hero on TV and Radio -- 18. Richmal Crompton in Her Own Words -- 19. William, At Home and Abroad -- 20. Writers' Homage to Crompton and William Summary Richmal Crompton, Author of Just William: A Literary Life celebrates the first two William books, Just William (1922) and More William (1922). As well as a study of her famous character William Brown, this book is an introduction to Richmal Cromptons less well-known fiction and a story about her writing life. Her multifaceted identityher deep knowledge of Classical Greek and Latin literature and languages, her life as a disabled writer, and her writing about domestic violence and disabilityplayed a role in her literary persona. Jane McVeigh moves beyond Richmal Cromptons impact on childrens literature and offers an appraisal of all her writing including her novels and short fiction, her media profile on radio and TV, her impact on her readersboth adults and childrenand her international success. Particularly, McVeigh considers Crompton in the context of twentieth century woman writers and the development of crossover fiction for dual audiences. The book argues that as a woman writer pigeon-holed as a writer for children, Cromptons other novels and short stories have been side-lined and overlooked. More than a century after the first book collection of Cromptons William stories was published, this biography places Richmal Crompton among other twentieth century women writers. Jane McVeigh is Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Roehampton, UK where the Richmal Crompton Collection is located Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Crompton, Richmal, 1890-1969 SUBJECT Crompton, Richmal, 1890-1969 fast Subject Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography Authors, English Women authors, English Genre/Form Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9783030965112 3030965112

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