Front matter

(1) JUST WILLIAM

(2) MORE WILLIAM

(3) WILLIAM AGAIN

(4) WILLIAM—THE FOURTH

(5) STILL—WILLIAM

(6) WILLIAM—THE CONQUEROR

(7) WILLIAM—THE OUTLAW

(8) WILLIAM—IN TROUBLE

(9) WILLIAM—THE GOOD

(10) WILLIAM

(11) WILLIAM—THE BAD

(12) WILLIAM’S HAPPY DAYS

(13) WILLIAM’S CROWDED HOURS

(14) WILLIAM—THE PIRATE

(15) WILLIAM—THE REBEL

(16) WILLIAM—THE GANGSTER

(17) WILLIAM—THE DETECTIVE

(18) SWEET WILLIAM

(19) WILLIAM—THE SHOWMAN

(20) WILLIAM—THE DICTATOR

(21) WILLIAM AND A.R.P.

(22) WILLIAM AND THE EVACUEES

(23) WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

(24) WILLIAM CARRIES ON

(25) WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST

(26) JUST WILLIAM’S LUCK

(27) WILLIAM—THE BOLD

(28) WILLIAM AND THE TRAMP

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JIMMY

JIMMY AGAIN

“YOU CAN LOOK AT THE ALBUM WHILE I AM GETTING READY.” WILLIAM WAS TRAPPED, TRAPPED IN A HUGE AND HORRIBLE DRAWING-ROOM, BY A HUGE AND HORRIBLE WOMAN.

(See page 38.)

WILLIAM—THE FOURTH

BY

RICHMAL CROMPTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

THOMAS HENRY

LONDON

GEORGE NEWNES LIMITED

TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET

STRAND, W.C. 2

Copyright All Rights Reserved

First Published 1924

Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Weak Spot 13

II. William and Photography 28

III. The Fête—and Fortune 42

IV. William All the Time 59

V. Aunt Jane’s Treat 75

VI. “Kidnappers” 89

VII. William’s Evening Out 108

VIII. William Advertises 124

IX. William and the Black Cat 143

X. William the Showman 158

XI. William’s Extra Day 175

XII. William Enters Politics 195

XIII. William Makes a Night of It 210

XIV. A Dress Rehearsal 227

TO GWEN