La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One PDF Ã

La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One PDF Ã Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on 19th October 1946 The early part of his life was spent travelling all over the world because his father and then his stepfather were both in the Royal Air Force He spent part of his childhood in Australia where he first met the wonders of comics and grew to love Superman and Batman in particular From the age of 11 he lived in North Wales having moved back to Britain It was a time when children were allowed to roam anywhere to play in the streets to wander over the hills and he took full advantage of it His English teacher Miss Enid Jones was a big influence on him and he still sends her copies of his booksAfter he left school he went to Exeter College Oxford to read English He did a number of odd jobs for a while and then moved back to Oxford to become a teacher He taught at various middle schools for twelve years and then moved to Westminster College Oxford to be a part time lecturer He taught courses on the Victorian novel and on the folk tale and also a course examining how words and pictures fit together He eventually left teaching in order to write full timeHis first published novel was for adults but he began writing for children when he was a teacher Some of his novels were based on plays he wrote for his school pupils such as The Ruby In The Smoke He is best known for the award winning His Dark Materials series consisting of Northern Lights The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass