![]() ![]() She continued writing when she came back to the UK and took a job working part time as a nanny. She then moved to Togo and picked up writing while living in a West African village. A few years later, she graduated and writing took a back seat while she attended the Croydon and Chelsea Art Schools. The lead character Mildred Hubble is pretty much who she was when she was at Ursuline. She was only fifteen years old when she began writing the manuscript for the series. ![]() At the school, she loved reading and observing people and this provided much of the inspiration for The Worst Witch Academy’s “Miss Cackle Academy” setting and characters. Jill Murphy grew up in London and went to the Wimbledon based Ursuline Convent where she attended the boarding school. Reviewers have called Murphy one of the most charming illustrators and children’s authors of modern times. She is best known for writing the “Large Family” picture books and “The Worst Witch” series. The “Worst Witch” series is a set of novels by London born children’s author Jill Murphy. ![]()
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