Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)