William—the outlaw

William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school. It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly th...

The advent of Mr. Galileo Simpkins to the village would in normal times have roused little interest in William and his friends. But the summer holidays had already lasted six we...

It seemed to the Outlaws that before George Murdoch came to live at the Laurels they had led comparatively peaceful lives. They had not at any rate been subjected to relentless...

“William,” said Mrs. Brown to her younger son, “as Robert will be away, I think it would be rather nice if you helped me at my stall at the Fête.”

William had been to watch the sheep dog trials at a neighbouring Agricultural Show and had been much thrilled by the spectacle. It had seemed, moreover, perfectly simple. Just a...

Probably if she hadn’t been so pretty the Outlaws would not have noticed her at all. But as it was they not only noticed her but noticed also that she was crying. She was sittin...

William and the Outlaws strode along the road engaged in a lusty but inharmonious outburst of Community singing. It was the first real day of Spring. The buds were bursting, the...