More William
Richmal Crompton
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to others, this book is structured round a year in his life. Starting with William waking up on Christmas morning and ending with him going to sleep the following Christmas Eve, there are the usual round of misadventures, misunderstanding and general mayhem in between. When a boy like William wakes up under a motto that says "A Busy Day Is A Happy Day" alongside a copy of "Things A Boy Can Do", the chaos is just around the corner. Includes the very first William short story - "Rice Mould". Often dismissed as children's literature, the first few books of William stories were probably aimed more at an adult audience. They resonate with a distinctly English humour, but there are obvious echoes from 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'. (5 hr 20 min)
Chapters
A Busy Day | 31:29 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Rice-Mould | 25:58 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
William's Burglar | 23:51 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The Knight at Arms | 14:52 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
William's Hobby | 13:50 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The Rivals | 26:47 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The Ghost | 17:38 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The May King | 23:30 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The Revenge | 16:38 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The Helper | 21:41 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
William and the Smuggler | 31:51 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
The Reform of William | 21:02 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
William and the Ancient Souls | 17:37 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
William's Christmas Eve | 34:02 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Reviews
Great Reader!
Angie Lisenbee
I've listened to this many times and though the story is cute on its own, the reader breathes it to life!
Great stories
Ninjonti
Great stories and good reader Why isnt there any more. He wrote 39 books
This kid is hilarious!
Smbee
This series is so funny ! I have listened to the first two books and hope there are more.
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RN Lori
Story: Love William and his antics, especially the last two. Reader: Excellent, very well done.
Lizzie
Thanks Kala for reading this to LibriVox. Many a smile it brought to my heart
morebwilliam
A LibriVox Listener
Absolutely hilarious a must for young and old
More William
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
Long live William!! revisit when depressed!!!!!
John Cobb