The decision drove him to try his hand at a variety of jobs over the years. John’s) at the age of fifteen and became a Merchant Sailor. However, life did not immediately drive the author down to road to publishing. But at the age of ten, he received affirmation that he was truly gifted in the area. Brian admitted that it was at this point that he came to appreciate his abilities as a writer.īefore that point, Brian was little more than a dabbler. They even went so far as to cane Brian for refusing to reveal where he had copied the story from. Interestingly enough, the story was so amazingly written that no one believed the ten-year-old had written. He even went so far as to write a story about a bird and a crocodile when he was ten. He was also drawn to books like ‘The Wind in the Willows’, not only because of the storytelling techniques used but also the cast of animal characters.Īs he approached his teenage years, it was clear that Brian Jacques had a talent for writing. Like most notable authors, Brian took to reading at a very young age, enamored by the adventures produced by authors like Edgar Rice Burroughs and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Because Brian’s father and brother used the name ‘James’, it became the norm to refer to him by his middle name. Brian Jacques was a popular author born in 1939 who was best known for the Redwall novels.īorn James Brian Jacques in Liverpool to James Alfred Jacques and Ellen Ryan, the author’s childhood was spent in Kirkdale this was near the area of the Liverpool Docks.
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