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''William the Conqueror'' is the sixth book in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton. It was first published in 1926. It is a book of short stories, and its name is a pun on William the Conqueror, a famous king of England. ==Short stories== *Enter the Sweep - William takes possession of a delightful pile of soot – and causes mischief. *A Birthday Treat - The Hubert Lanites ruin William's birthday party. *The Leopard Hunter *William Leads a Better Life - The Outlaws are inspired to follow the example of St. Francis of Assisi, but find this more difficult than they had expected. *William and the Lost Tourist - An American visitor to the village mistakes William for a descendant of William Shakespeare. *The Midnight Adventure of Miss Montague - William attempts to steal his things that Miss Frame's new tenant, Miss Montague, has confisacted *The Mysterious Stranger *The Sunday-School Treat *William the Philanthropist *William the Bold Crusader - Enlivened by the curate's talk on the Crusades, William stages a "crusade" of his own against "heretics" (namely the local nonconformist Sunday-school) and worshippers of "idylls". *The Wrong Party - The Outlaws attempt to pay back the Hubert Lanites for earlier wrongs, but their plans go awry. *William Starts the Holidays - Despite his best intentions, William manages to wreck Robert and Ethel's Christmas party. *Revenge Is Sweet - William's gang finally takes revenge on the Hubert Lanites. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William the Conqueror (short story collection)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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