This is the third collection of classic tales in the "Just William" series. The illustrations are the original drawings by Thomas Henry, many of which will bring back those nostalgic memories of William as he used to look.
There is only one William. The loveable imp and his band of Outlaws have been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting hundreds of thousands of readers for years. Here, William invents a water race where competitors have to run with a mouth full of water, without swallowing it or spitting ...
Inspired by the tales of Robin Hood, the Outlaws have come up with a new scheme for redistributing the treasures of the rich to the very poor. But this inevitably leads William into battle with the grown-up world, with typically disastrous consequences.
William and his chums have to decided to be outlaws. No more school, no more teachers, and no more parents making unreasonable demands. But when they end up cooking a mixture of blackberries, Worcester sauce, Turkish Delight and sardines, life on the wrong side of the law is less appetizing.
William has a habit of being where he shouldn't be. But the village girls' school is the last place he's likely to be making mischief, isn't it?
William strikes again - a juvenile whirlwind strewing chaos in his wake with his usual mixture of over-enthusiasm, misunderstanding of the crazy adult world, single-minded desire for revenge and, let's face it, pure naughtiness. Were he around today he would be taken into care by social services ...