James Brian Jacques (1939 - 2011)

Born 15 Jun 1939 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Died 5 Feb 2011 at age 71 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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Biography

Brian Jacques is Notable.

Brian Jacques was born in Lancashire, England.

James Brian Jacques was born on 15 June 1939 to James Alfred Jacques and Ellen (Ryan) Jacques in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ^[1] He was known as 'Brian' to avoid confusion with his father, also James (and a brother later who was also called James).

Father James loved to read, and read many stories to his small son, including 'The Wind in the Willows' (where the story is led by talking animals). Brian discovered that he loved to write, and most of his stories also included talking animals.

"He is known for the very descriptive style of his novels, which emphasize sound, smell, taste, gravity, balance, temperature, touch, and kinesthetics, not just visual sensations." [Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jacques]

Brian Jacques wrote the acclaimed series of children's books: Redwall. The books cover the triumph of good over evil as seen by the talking animals of which he was so fond. Even the structures such as castles, bridges, and ships, are built to accommodate the sizes of animals such as mice, badgers, moles, and squirrels. Some of the main characters are based on his own family: Gonff, the Prince of Mousethieves is based on Brian himself, Mariel is based on his granddaughter, while Constance the Badgermum is based on his maternal grandmother.

Brian lived in Liverpool, and died there, too - of an aortic aneurysm on 5 February 2011.

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)
  • Taggerung (2001)
  • Triss (2002)
  • Loamhedge (2003)
  • Rakkety Tam (2004)
  • High Rhulain (2005)
  • Eulalia! (2007)
  • Doomwyte (2008)
  • The Sable Quean (2010)
  • The Rogue Crew (2011) (posthumous)
• Tribes of Redwall series
  • Tribes of Redwall Badgers (2001)
  • Tribes of Redwall Otters (2001)
  • Tribes of Redwall Mice (2003)
  • Tribes of Redwall Squirrels (Unreleased)
  • Tribes of Redwall Hares (Unreleased)
• Miscellaneous Redwall books
  • The Great Redwall Feast (1996)
  • Redwall Map & Riddler (1997)
  • Redwall Friend & Foe (2000)
  • A Redwall Winter's Tale (2003)
  • The Redwall Cookbook (2005)
• Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series
  • Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (2001)
  • The Angel's Command (2003)
  • Voyage of Slaves (2006)
• Urso Brunov
  • Urso Brunov, Little Father of All Bears (2003)
  • Urso Brunov and the White Emperor (2008)
• Other works
  • Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (1991)
  • The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns (2004)

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales birth registration: Liverpool North [district], Volume 8b, Page 697, September quarter 1939

See Also:

• Brian Jacques, FamousAuthors.org, available online at http://www.famousauthors.org/brian-jacques
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jacques