Bill the Burglar

ADVENTURE

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How would you react if you were to witness a crime occurring right in front of you? This is the dilemma facing Albert in this my third story about a boy growing up in Lancashire.Incidentally, do you know how Albert came by the surname ‘Ramsbottom?’ An ancestor was probably a foundling, given the name of the place he lived – in this case Ramsbottom in Lancashire. The name derives from wild garlic or ramm growing in the valley bottom. So, nothing sheepish about Albert then. See how he fares in this brush with crime.

The author is retired and came to writing late in life. Although he has lived his adult years in the South of England, this story however has North of England ethos, reflecting his upbringing and his spiritual home. The story, originally intended to entertain his grandchildren, is not seeking to inculcate any deep moral values but rather to amuse and perhaps even to encourage an occasional ‘kick against the pricks’ of conformity. He too was once an ‘Albert’.