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J.P.Martin was born in Scarborough in 1879. He became a Methodist minister in 1902 and served as a missionary in South Africa and as an army chaplain in Palestine in 1918 at the time when Allenby and T.E. Lawrence overwhelmed the Turks. J.P.Martin and his wife Nancy moved circuits every three years and worked among miners and slum dwellers, as well as among the comfortably off.He started telling the Uncle stories before the First World War and in 1934 the writers Stella Martin and R.N Currey urged him to write them down; it took thirty years before they got them accepted by Jonathan Cape in the satire rich sixties. Reviewers welcomed each of the six books as they were published between 1964 and 1973 with comparisons to Edward Lear and Alice. The Observer described him as 'a master in the great English nonsense tradition.'J.P.Martin was 84 when Uncle was published and he charmed everyone on radio and television. He was able to enjoy his late success before he died two years later in 1966.
Uncle
Uncle Cleans Up
Uncle And His Detective
Uncle And The Treacle Trouble
Uncle and Claudius the Camel
Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown
Uncle - Red Fox Summer Collection
A story all about friendship and friends. Uncle Cleans Up by J. P. Martin from Penguin Random House Children's UK.
3 months ago
Are you braving the sale shopping? How about Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown instead, and staying at home with some Christmas Cake! J. P. Martin from Penguin Random House Children's UK.
5 months ago
Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown and a Happy Christmas!! By J. P. Martin and published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
Get into the Xmas spirit and read Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown by J. P. Martin. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
The countdown begins, get into the spirit with Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown by J. P. Martin. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
6 months ago
Think about the habitat we live in, why not try Uncle Cleans Up by J. P. Martin. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
7 months ago
An real elephant-tastic story Uncle Cleans Up by J. P. Martin from Penguin Random House Children's UK
9 months ago
Uncle by J. P. Martin from Red Fox Classics
11 months ago
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