William and Air Raid Precautions

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William and Air Raid Precautions
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First edition (third impression)
Author Richmal Crompton
Illustrator Thomas Henry
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Newnes
Publication date
1939
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback) & Audio book
Followed by William and the Evacuees  

William and Air Raid Precautions is the 21st book of children's short stories in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton. This was one of the books set against the backdrop of World War II. [1] [2]

Short stories

  1. William and A.R.P.
  2. William's Good-Bye Present
  3. William's Day Off
  4. Portrait of William
  5. William the Dog Trainer
  6. William and the Vanishing Luck
  7. William's Bad Resolution
  8. William and the Badminton Racket
  9. William and the Begging Letter

References

  1. Atkinson, David; Dodds, Klaus, eds. (26 September 2002), "The construction of geopolitical images: the world according to Biggles (and other fictional characters)" , Geopolitical Traditions (0 ed.), Routledge, p. 61, doi:10.4324/9780203449110-8, ISBN   978-0-203-44911-0 , retrieved 11 February 2025
  2. Tucker, Nicholas (1 November 2024). "Children's reading 1939-45". Strenæ. Recherches sur les livres et objets culturels de l'enfance. 25 (25). doi: 10.4000/130tg . ISSN   2109-9081.