Richmal Crompton

Guillermo el suertudo (Just William's Luck) constituye un caso único entre los 38 volúmenes de la primera edición de sus aventuras, publicadas entre 1922 y 1970 por el editor británico George Newnes. Esto es asi, porque todos estos volumenes -a excepcion del que nos ocupa- recopilaban los episodios sueltos que se venian publicando desde 1919 en la revista Home Magazine. En 1947 las hazañas de Guillermo se llevaron al cine por segunda vez con el titulo de Just William's Luck, adaptando diferentes episodios, para configurar una historia uniforme. Dado el exito de la pelicula, la autora, Richmal Crompton, decidio dar forma literaria al guion cinematografico y asi se publicaria, con el mismo titulo de la pelicula, al año siguiente del estreno, y con el numero 26 de la serie.

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 it out. It''s just a shame he doesn''t have time to think before speaking to (and drenching!) Mrs. Adolphus Crane during the race!

A facsmile of the first edition of this William book - the first of all the William books.

This is the second unabridged release of the classic William series. It was on Christmas Day that the centipede appeared on Aunt Evangeline's plate, the library clock was found mysteriously dismantled, and the conjuring trick with the egg went disastrously wrong. But as William's Aunt Lucy told him, "A Busy Day is a Happy Day"--and William is always eager to please adults. The terror of the Brown family is back, leaving a trail of havoc behind him--with the very best of intentions, of course.