William—the outlaw

Front matter

Reading edition

(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’S BAD RESOLUTION (22) WILLIAM—THE FILM STAR (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 (29) WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET (30) WILLIAM AND THE SPACE ANIMAL (31) WILLIAM’S TELEVISION SHOW } First (32) WILLIAM—THE EXPLORER } Editions (33) WILLIAM’S TREASURE TROVE }

“JUST WHAT I WANTED,” SAID THE ARTIST; “A DIRTY RAPSCALLIAN OF A BOY WITH A CROOKED TIE AND A GRIMY COLLAR.”

(See page 140)

WILLIAM—THE OUTLAW

BY RICHMAL CROMPTON

ILLUSTRATED BY THOMAS HENRY

LONDON GEORGE NEWNES LIMITED TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET LONDON, W.C. 2

First Published 1927

Twenty-second Impression 1948

Twenty-third Impression 1951

Twenty-fourth Impression 1953

Twenty-fifth Impression 1957

Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression 1963

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

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. William—the Outlaw 13

II. The Terrible Magician 29

III. Georgie and the Outlaws 60

IV. William and the White Elephants 83

V. The Stolen Whistle 109

VI. William Finds a Job 131

VII. William’s Busy Day 157