Richmal Crompton (edit name/settings)

Richmal Crompton was a British writer, most famous for her Just William humorous short stories and books. She was born in Bury, Lancashire, and attended St. Elphin's boarding school for the daughters of the clergy. She won a scholarship to the Royal Holloway College and graduated in 1914 with a BA Honours degree in Classics. In 1914, she returned to St. Elphin’s as a Classics mistress. In 1923, she contracted poliomyelitis and was left without the use of her right leg. Since then, she gave up her teaching career and began to write full-time.

Crompton's best known books are the William stories which sold over twelve million copies in the UK alone. These stories - about a mischievous 11-year-old schoolboy and his band of friends, known as the Outlaws - were subsequently adapted for films, stage-plays, BBC radio and television series. Crompton also wrote adult fiction but they were not as well-received.

Source: Wikipedia.