![]() "Rice Mould Pudding" was the first William story to be published, and was published in "Home" magazine in 1919. Her first story to be published was about a boy named Thomas, and was published in "The Girls’ Own Paper" in 1918. In 1917, she wrote her first William story, "The Outlaws", although this was published later. In her early life, Richmal Crompton worked as a school teacher, first going to work at St Elphin's Boarding School in 1914, then moving to Bromley High School, Kent, in c1917. In 1911 she attended Royal Holloway College, Surrey, on a scholarship, where she studied Classics. In 1901, Richmal Crompton attended St Elphin's Boarding School in Warrington, Lancashire, then moved with the school to Darley Dale, Derbyshire. She had three siblings: Gwen (born 1889), Jack (born 1893) and Phyllis (born 1894 and died aged 14 months). Her parents were Edward John Sewell Lamburn and Clara Lamburn (née Crompton). Richmal Crompton (also known as Richmal Crompton Lamburn) was born in Bury, Lancashire, in 1890. Richmal Crompton was an author, best known for her "Just William" children's fiction books, although she also wrote adult fiction. ![]()
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