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William the Detective

book by Richmal Crompton
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William the Detective

Summary

William the Detective is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • William the Detective authored Richmal Crompton[3].
  • William the Detective's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • William the Detective's illustrator is recorded as Thomas Henry[5].
  • William the Detective was followed by Sweet William[6].
  • William the Detective's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • William the Detective's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • William the Detective was released on 1935[9].
  • William the Detective's title is recorded as William the Detective[10].
  • William the Detective's intended public is recorded as child[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1d0fd793-330c-47e1-92d6-1d9d218b79e8[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

William the Detective authored Richmal Crompton[3].

Publication

William the Detective was released on 1935[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

William the Detective was followed by Sweet William[6].

Why It Matters

William the Detective ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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