Albert Jack is a writer and historian. His first book, Red Herrings and White Elephants, explored the origins of well-known phrases. An international bestseller, it was serialised by the Sunday Times for over a year. He followed up this success with a series of bestsellers including Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep and Pop Goes the Weasel, a book exploring the dark histories and little-known meanings behind nursery rhymes. His latest book is It’s A Wonderful Word.
Fascinated by discovering the truth behind the world greatest stories, Albert has become an expert in explaining the unexplained. He is now a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio appearances worldwide. He divides his time between Guildford and Cape Town.