Albert Jack

Albert Jack is an English writer and historian who became a publishing phenomenon in 2004 with his first book Red Herrings and White Elephants, which explored the origins of well-known English phrases and became an international bestseller[1]. He has authored numerous bestsellers including Pop Goes the Weasel, Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep, and Loch Ness Monsters and Raining Frogs, focusing on phrase origins, nursery rhyme histories, and world mysteries[4][3]. Jack divides his time between Guildford, Surrey, and Cape Town, South Africa, and is a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio appearances worldwide[4].