Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Edward Blishen

Born: April 29, 1920
Died: December 13, 1996 (aged 76)
Bio: Edward Blishen was an English author and broadcaster. He may be known best for the first of two children's novels based on Greek mythology, written with Leon Garfield, illustrated by Charles Keeping, and published by Longman in 1970.
Known for:
- The God Beneath the Sea (1970)
- Oxford Book of Poetry for Children (1963)
- Science Fiction Stories (1988)
- Mind How You Go
- Children's Classics to Read Aloud (1991)







