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| + | '''Julia Jones''', formerly also known as '''Julia Thorogood'''<ref>[http://www.debbiesidea.com/info/author/1705/ Julia Jones page] on debbiesidea.com website, viewed 2011-07-08</ref>, born [[1954]], is an English writer, editor, book publisher and classic yacht owner. |
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| + | Julia Jones was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1954<ref name=bio>[http://golden-duck.co.uk/julia-jones/ biography page] on Julia Jones' personal website, golden-duck.co.uk, viewed 2011-07-08</ref>. When she was three years old, her father [[George Jones]] bought the wooden sailing ketch ''[[Peter Duck (yacht)|Peter Duck]]'', a yacht originally commissioned and owned by children's novellist [[Arthur Ransome]]. This nautical connection with Ransome, along with numerous pony books, influenced a lifelong enthusiasm for books. She opened a bookshop in Ingatestone, Essex, then developed into small scale local publishing, re-issuing a Second World War autobiography by crime writer Margery Allingham<ref name=bio/>. |
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| + | In 2006 Jones decided to become a writer of adventure stories, like the [[Swallows and Amazons series]] she had read as a child<ref name=bio/>. ''The Salt-Stained Book'', the first part of a planned sailing adventure trilogy, was released in June 2011<ref>[http://golden-duck.co.uk/the-salt-stained-book/ ''The Salt-stained Book''] page on publisher's website, viewed 2011-07-08</ref> |
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| + | Jones has five children<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/outdoors/outdoor-activities/8609374/Setting-sail-on-Arthur-Ransomes-boat.html Setting sail on Arthur Ransome's boat]''</ref>; she lives with her two younger children and partner Francis Wheen, a writer, journalist and broadcaster, currently deputy editor of ''Private Eye''<ref name="Wroe">Nicholas Wroe [http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/aug/29/francis-wheen-life-in-writing "A life in writing",] ''The Guardian'', 29 August 2009</ref>. |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Books by Julia Jones<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Julia-Jones/e/B0050J28OW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Julia Jones page] on Amazon.com, viewed 2011-07-08</ref> |
Books by Julia Jones<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Julia-Jones/e/B0050J28OW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Julia Jones page] on Amazon.com, viewed 2011-07-08</ref> |
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| + | * (edited/published) '' Cheapjack. Being the True History of a Young Man's Adventures as a Fortune Teller, Grafter, Knocker-Worker, and Mounted Pitcher on the Market-Places and Fair-grounds of a Modern But Still Romantic England'' by Philip Allingham, republished July 1, 2010 |
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| + | * (edited/published, as Julia Thorogood)''Yesterday's Heroes'', by June Jones, January 1, 1986 |
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| − | * (edited/published) ''Cheapjack: Being the true history of a young man's adventures as a fortune-teller, grafter, knocker-worker, and mounted pitcher on the market-places and ... of a modern but still romantic England'' |
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 13 October 2014
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Julia Jones in 2009.
Julia Jones, formerly also known as Julia Thorogood[1], born 1954, is an English writer, editor, book publisher and classic yacht owner.
Julia Jones was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1954[2]. When she was three years old, her father George Jones bought the wooden sailing ketch Peter Duck, a yacht originally commissioned and owned by children's novellist Arthur Ransome. This nautical connection with Ransome, along with numerous pony books, influenced a lifelong enthusiasm for books. She opened a bookshop in Ingatestone, Essex, then developed into small scale local publishing, re-issuing a Second World War autobiography by crime writer Margery Allingham[2].
Jones' interest in the Allingham family grew; she researched Margery Allingham's life and wrote a biography published in 1991. Jonesa has also studied the fiction writing of Margery Allingham's father, Herbert Allingham[2].
In 2006 Jones decided to become a writer of adventure stories, like the Swallows and Amazons series she had read as a child[2]. The Salt-Stained Book, the first part of a planned sailing adventure trilogy, was released in June 2011[3]
Personal life[]
Jones has five children[4]; she lives with her two younger children and partner Francis Wheen, a writer, journalist and broadcaster, currently deputy editor of Private Eye[5].
Bibliography[]
Books by Julia Jones[6]
- The Salt-Stained Book (Strong Winds trilogy 1) June 16, 2011
- (edited/published) Cheapjack. Being the True History of a Young Man's Adventures as a Fortune Teller, Grafter, Knocker-Worker, and Mounted Pitcher on the Market-Places and Fair-grounds of a Modern But Still Romantic England by Philip Allingham, republished July 1, 2010
- The Adventures of Margery Allingham March 2, 2009
- (writing as Julia Thorogood) Margery Allingham: A Biography, October 14, 1991
- (published) The Oaken Heart: The Story of an English Village at War, by Margery Allingham, re-issued 1988
- (edited/published, as Julia Thorogood)Yesterday's Heroes, by June Jones, January 1, 1986
References[]
- ↑ Julia Jones page on debbiesidea.com website, viewed 2011-07-08
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 biography page on Julia Jones' personal website, golden-duck.co.uk, viewed 2011-07-08
- ↑ The Salt-stained Book page on publisher's website, viewed 2011-07-08
- ↑ Setting sail on Arthur Ransome's boat
- ↑ Nicholas Wroe "A life in writing", The Guardian, 29 August 2009
- ↑ Julia Jones page on Amazon.com, viewed 2011-07-08
Native link[]
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