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(James) Brian Jacques (born June 15, 1939) is an English author, best known for his Redwall series of novels, as well as the Tribes of Redwall and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He also completed two collections of short stories entitled The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns and Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... British literature is literature from the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. ... Redwall was the first book in the eponymous series by Brian Jacques. ... Tribes of Redwall: Badgers is an overview all the badgers that appear in Brian Jacquess Redwall novels. ... Castaways of the Flying Dutchman is the first novel in the Castaways series by Brian Jacques, published in 2001. ... The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns is a fantasy book by Brian Jacques, published in 2004. ... Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, published in 1991, is a collection of short stories by the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques. ...

Biography

Brian Jacques (pronounced Jakes) was born in Liverpool, England, growing up in the area of the Liverpool docks. He is known as Brian because both his father and one of his brothers are also called James. For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Jacques showed a knack for writing at an early age. At age ten, he was given an assignment of writing a story about animals, and he wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. His teacher was very impressed with his knack of writing exceptionally well. When Brian told the other children that he had not copied the story, they didn't believe him, because they thought that no one could write that well when they were only 10 years old. He had always loved to write, but it was only then that he realized he had a talent for writing.

He attended St. John's private school until the age of 15 when he left school (as was the tradition at the time) and set out to find adventure as a sea merchant sailor. His book Redwall was written for the children of the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind. He first met them when he delivered milk there as a truck driver. He began to spend time with the children and eventually began to write stories for them. This accounts for the very descriptive style of the novel and the ones to follow. This article is about maritime crew. ...

His work gained acclaim when Alan Durband, a friend (who also taught Paul McCartney and George Harrison), showed it to his (Durband's) own publisher without telling Jacques. Durband told his publishers: "This is the finest children's tale I've ever read and you'd be foolish not to publish it." Soon after, Jacques was summoned to London to meet with the publishers, who gave him a contract to write the next five books in the series. Alan Durband in 1946 Alan Durband (1927-1993) was an important figure in the education and arts community in Liverpool and was co-founder of the Liverpool Everyman Theatre. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ...

Jacques has said that the characters in his stories are based on people he has encountered. He based Gonff, the self-proclaimed "Prince of Mouse thieves," on himself when he was a young boy hanging around the docks of Liverpool. Mariel is based on his granddaughter. Constance the Badgermum is based on his grandmother. Other characters are a combination of many of the people he has met in his travels.

His novels have sold more than twenty million copies worldwide and have been published in twenty-eight languages.

Until recently, Jacques hosted a radio show called "Jakestown" on BBC Radio Merseyside. In June 2005, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Liverpool. Jakestown is a radio show hosted by Brian Jacques on BBC Radio Merseyside. ... BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. ... The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England. ...

Bibliography

Redwall series

• Redwall (1986)
• Mossflower (1988)
• Mattimeo (1989)
• Mariel of Redwall (1991)
• Salamandastron (1992)
• Martin the Warrior (1993)
• The Bellmaker (1994)
• Outcast of Redwall (1995)
• The Pearls of Lutra (1996)
• The Long Patrol (1997)
• Marlfox (1998)
• The Legend of Luke (1999)
• Lord Brocktree (2000)
• The Taggerung (2001)
• Triss (2002)
• Loamhedge (2003)
• Rakkety Tam (2004)
• High Rhulain (2005)
• Eulalia (2007)
• Doomwyte ( October 16, 2008)

This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Mossflower is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1988. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Mattimeo is a novel by Brian Jacques, the third in the Redwall series. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The UK cover of Mariel of Redwall Mariel of Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1991. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Salamandastron is the fictional fortress of the Badger Lords in Brian Jacquess Redwall series. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Martin the Warrior refers to: Martin the Warrior, a book by Brian Jacques from the Redwall series; Martin the Warrior, a character in the fictional Redwall universe. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Bellmaker is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1994. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pearls of Lutra is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Long Patrol is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1997. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Marlfox is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1998. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Legend of Luke is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1999. ... This article is about the year. ... Lord Brocktree is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 2000. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Taggerung is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 2001. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Triss is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 2002. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Loamhedge is an abbey in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rakkety Tam U.S. Cover Rakkety Tam is a novel by Brian Jacques, the seventeenth in the Redwall series. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... High Rhulain is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 2005. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eulalia will be the nineteenth book in the Redwall novel series by author Brian Jacques and illustrated by David Elliot. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Doomwyte is the twentieth novel in the Redwall series. ...

Redwall picture books

• The Great Redwall Feast (1996)
• A Redwall Winter's Tale (2001)

The Great Redwall Feast was written by Brian Jacques and illustrated by the well-known Redwall artist, Christopher Denise, and it was published in 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A Redwall Winters Tale was written by Brian Jacques and illustrated by the well-known Redwall artist, Christopher Denise. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Tribes of Redwall series

• Tribes of Redwall Badgers (2001)
• Tribes of Redwall Otters (2002)
• Tribes of Redwall Mice (2003)

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Miscellaneous Redwall books

• Redwall Map & Riddler (1997)
• Redwall Friend & Foe (2000)
• The Redwall Cookbook (2005)

The Redwall Map & Riddler was published in 1997 as an accessory to the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Redwall Friend & Foe was published in 2000 as an accessory to the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Redwall Cookbook is a cookbook based on food from the Redwall series. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series

• Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (2001)
• The Angel's Command (2003)
• Voyage of Slaves (2006)

A fourth Castaways novel has been announced for a possible 2008 release. Castaways of the Flying Dutchman is the first novel in the Castaways series by Brian Jacques, published in 2001. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Angels Command is a novel by Brian Jacques and the sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Voyage of Slaves is the third novel in Brian Jacques Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books not in a series

• Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (1991)
• Urso Brunov, Little Father of All Bears (2003)
• The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns (2004)

Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, published in 1991, is a collection of short stories by the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns is a fantasy book by Brian Jacques, published in 2004. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stage plays

• Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies and Scouse

External links

• Official Redwall Website
• The Redwall Wiki - A collaborative Redwall information resource
• Sullivanet - Unofficial Redwall Encyclopedia, slightly outdated by 3 years
• Brian Jacques at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database