tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4031628872686267749..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Not Just WilliamStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84337464303628411312011-08-10T13:03:25.127+01:002011-08-10T13:03:25.127+01:00Greyladies have just reprinted Leadon Hill by Rich...Greyladies have just reprinted Leadon Hill by Richmal Crompton http://www.greyladiesbooks.co.uk/pages/lh.htmlSweet Camden Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983732031040847147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35862398270835383732011-05-26T08:50:17.622+01:002011-05-26T08:50:17.622+01:00Oh, hurrah! Another person who's read 'Fro...Oh, hurrah! Another person who's read 'Frost at Morning' and enjoyed it! Had I been thinking straight, this is another novel I'd have mentioned to Nicola Beauman at last night's 'Possibly Persephone' event.Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10780596953160658382008-04-17T22:51:00.000+01:002008-04-17T22:51:00.000+01:00Family Roundabout was a superb read and I recommen...Family Roundabout was a superb read and I recommend it to all and sundry these days whether they're interested or not. I have Frost at Morning on my tbr pile to read this year and two William books to reread that I picked for free recently. I'll definitely be trying to find a few more of Crompton's adult books too.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28995585567965092012008-04-17T05:40:00.000+01:002008-04-17T05:40:00.000+01:00I had no idea Richmal Crompton had written anythin...I had no idea Richmal Crompton had written anything but the Williams. Thank you! My local university has _Linden Rise_ -- anyone read it?<BR/><BR/>HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72639650197065680112008-04-16T17:28:00.000+01:002008-04-16T17:28:00.000+01:00This is the most appalling admission for someone w...This is the most appalling admission for someone who taught children's literature, but I have never read any Crompton. I know the Radio 4 broadcasts but not the books themselves. I hang my head in shame and will promise to do something about this before the year is out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59666101968612779692008-04-16T15:45:00.000+01:002008-04-16T15:45:00.000+01:00She was mentioned in the NF book I read a while ba...She was mentioned in the NF book I read a while back, Singled Out. I wonder if her William books were ever published in the US--I'll have to look at my library's catalog. I've been meaning to read her (and oh so many others....sigh). I'll have to be on the look out for Frost at Morning. It's surprising that Peresephone Books hasn't published more of her work.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74632141739358854552008-04-16T10:32:00.000+01:002008-04-16T10:32:00.000+01:00Just realised (too late) that I have been struck b...Just realised (too late) that I have been struck by typist's spelling disorder. Ooops! Caricatures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70932703495647416362008-04-16T10:27:00.000+01:002008-04-16T10:27:00.000+01:00What a lovely book stack! I'm not sure how availab...What a lovely book stack! I'm not sure how available Richmal Crompton is in the US, but her books sound like good comfort reads, so I will be on the lookout for them.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906352691388129167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25331871519923645742008-04-16T10:23:00.000+01:002008-04-16T10:23:00.000+01:00Well Simon you knew I would drop by and thank you ...Well Simon you knew I would drop by and thank you for the mention and the link to my post on Richmal. I endorse everything you say and can only urge everyone to keep an eye out for her adult novels and try them out.<BR/><BR/>By the way any readers who do check out my earlier post please note that I mentioned a book of RC's that had been sitting on the shelves of a shop in Cambridge for years and that one day I would make an offer for it. Well I did a month or two ago and it is now sitting on my bookshelf!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16613502244663972082008-04-16T09:41:00.000+01:002008-04-16T09:41:00.000+01:00I was completely won over to Richmal Crompton's 'o...I was completely won over to Richmal Crompton's 'other' books by reading Frost at Morning, although I found it a very chilling book. In the William stories adults are charicatures - often bizarre or funny, sometimes to be pities, but always somewhat 2D and only there to serve the plot and the central figures of the Outlaws. In Frost at Morning they step forward and we realise the hidden thoughts Richmal has had all those years. as she observed the people around her. I'm glad she wasn't an observer in my home as I feel that she was far from benign. As I say, chilling. I wonder how true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19328947853096998412008-04-16T08:32:00.000+01:002008-04-16T08:32:00.000+01:00How very fascinating! My son adores the William st...How very fascinating! My son adores the William stories, has read everything we can get hold of and still listens to them every night on tape as he falls asleep. I had no idea she had written anything for adults!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26181767623349460222008-04-16T06:39:00.000+01:002008-04-16T06:39:00.000+01:00Well done to completing a blogging year.Glad the d...Well done to completing a blogging year.Glad the doves had a ovely meet. I'm just psyching myself up to leaving HK and my son. I mind so much he's so far away but He's very happy and I know it's the Lord's plan for him.shall be blogging myself over the weekend haven't done it from here too busy and too hot, 81 today and very high humidity.Shall go on a crompton hunt when I stay in N Norfolk in the summer. There are good second hand bookshops there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60686453917449946692008-04-16T01:51:00.000+01:002008-04-16T01:51:00.000+01:00I've enjoyed listening to a couple of segments of ...I've enjoyed listening to a couple of segments of a Just William story on Radio 4's Listen Again option: <BR/> "Just William Strikes Again (15 min) Broadcast on Radio 4 Sun 13 Apr - 19:45 - - Classic stories by Richmal Crompton, adapted by Martin Jarvis. 4/5: The Outlaws and Aunt Jo. Aunt Jo is appalled by the prospect of an afternoon spent with Violet Elizabeth." <BR/><BR/> The Outlaws and this out-of-towner are all skipping out on Violet Elizabeth's birthday party and hiding in the woods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com