Spring-Heeled Jack, Paperback Book, By: Philip Pullman

A masterly storyteller Independent About the Author: Philip Pullman was born in Norwich and educated in England Zimbabwe Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College Oxford.His first children's book Count Karlstein was published in 1982. To date he has published thirty-three books read by children and adults alike. His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal the Guardian Children's Book Prize and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been given to a children's book. Pullman has received numerous other awards including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to Literature.