5/11/2023 0 Comments William richmal crompton![]() The blurb reads: "When we first meet Millicent Dorrington she is a young lady on the verge of womanhood in inter-war England. The novel was first published 90 years ago in 1927 and was well received by critics with The Morning Post describing the protagonist as "a beautiful figure, realised with true art". Millicent Dorrington is one of the eight forgotten classics that it will be publish in 2017. ![]() Pan Macmillan is now set to bring eight of these adult novels to a new readership via its digital imprint Bello. According to the publisher, Crompton expressed "deep regret" over Just William dominating her work, when she had also written 41 adult novels and nine collections of short stories. ![]() ![]() Lancashire-born Crompton is best known for her 38 Just William children’s series. Pan Macmillan's digital imprint Bello is to publish eight of Richmal Crompton's "forgotten" adult novels. ![]()
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