James Brian Jacques (15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011) was an English author

British literature

British Literature refers to literature associated with the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. By far the largest part of British literature is written in the English language, but there are bodies of written works in Latin, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Cornish, Manx, Jèrriais,...

 best known for his Redwall

Redwall

Redwall, by Brian Jacques, is a series of fantasy novels. It is the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, the name of the Abbey featured in the book, and the name of an animated TV series based on three of the novels , which first aired in 1999...

series of novels and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman is the first novel in the Castaways series by Brian Jacques, published in 2001. It is based on the legend of the cursed ship the Flying Dutchman...

series. He also completed two collections of short stories entitled The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns

The Ribbajack

The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns is a fantasy book by Brian Jacques, published in 2004. It was published the same year as the Redwall book Rakkety Tam. There are six tales in this book, all of them like the tales in "Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales," by the same author...

and Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales

Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales

Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, published in 1991, is a collection of short stories by the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques.Included are:*The Fate of Thomas P. Kanne*Jamie and the Vampires*Allie Alma*The Lies of Henry Mawdsley*Bridgey...

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Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, England, on 15 June 1939. His parents were James Alfred Jacques, a Haulage Contractor, and Ellen Ryan.

James Alfred Jacques was born in Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

 in 1907.