Author

Alan Marshall

Alan Marshall (2 May 1902, Noorat, Victoria – 21 January 1984, Melbourne) was an Australian writer, story teller and social documenter. His best known book, I Can Jump Puddles (1955) is the first of a three-part autobiography. The other two books are This is the Grass (1962) and In Mine Own Heart (1963). Alan Marshall wrote numerous short stories, mainly set in the bush. He also wrote newspaper columns and magazine articles.