In that form it was published by Constable in 1964. editor saw its potential as a children's novel and persuaded him to adapt it for a younger audience. Garfield wrote his first book, the pirate novel Jack Holborn, for adult readers but a Constable & Co. In 1964, the couple adopted a baby girl, called Jane after Jane Austen, a favourite writer of both parents. After the war Garfield worked as a biochemical laboratory technician at the Whittington Hospital in Islington, writing in his spare time until the 1960s, when he was successful enough to write full-time. She would also greatly influence Garfield's writing, giving him suggestions for his writing, including the original idea for Smith. While posted in Belgium he met Vivien Alcock, then an ambulance driver, who would go on to become his second wife (in 1948) and a well-known children's author. For his service in the war he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps. He married Lena Leah Davies in April, 1941, at Golders Green Synagogue but they separated after only a few months. Garfield attended Brighton Grammar School (1932-1938) and went on to study art at Regent Street Polytechnic, but his studies were interrupted first by lack of funds for fees, then by the outbreak of World War II. He wrote more than thirty books and scripted Shakespeare: The Animated Tales for television. He is best known for children's historical novels, though he also wrote for adults. A journey that will feature piracy, traveling through swamps and slavery.Leon Garfield FRSL (14 July 1921 – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction. Jack eventually manages to stow himself away on board the "Charming Molly," and the journey begins. Meanwhile, the judge Lord Sheringham, who hates his twin brother the privateer for the dishonour that his side dealings with pirates have brought on their family, plans to bring the Captain to justice. Jack is desperately seeking answers to the mystery of his origins, and is not about to let the Captain off the hook. At the sight of Jack's armband, the Captain unwittingly reveals that it looks familiar, but he won't tell Jack what he knows and refuses to keep him aboard. He runs away in order to join the crew of the "Charming Molly", a privateering vessel commanded by Captain Sheringham. Jack wants to go to sea, but is put in a foster home instead.
The nuns therefore called him Jack Holborn.
He was wearing a leather armband with the name "Jack" on it. Jack was found on the steps of a convent in Holborn in London when he was a toddler.
Jack Holborn is a 13-year-old boy living in an orphanage in late 18th-century Bristol. It was shown in the United Kingdom by ITV. The story is based on the 1964 book by Leon Garfield. Jack Holborn was a 1982 ZDF Adventure TV mini-series.
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