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# Edward Blishen

(1920–1996)   Writer

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Edward Blishen was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Edward Blishen

Born April 29, 1920

Died December 13, 1996

Profession Writer

## About Edward Blishen

writer... \| 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. For The God Beneath the Sea, Blishen and Garfield won the 1970 Car

##  Quotes by Edward Blishen

> [Education is not a discipline at all. Half vocational, half emptiness dressed up in garments borrowed from philosophy, psychology, literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-blishen/education-is-not-a-discipline-at-all-half-vocational-half-emptiness/)

Edward Blishen

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [Life is amazing: and the teacher had better prepare himself to be a medium for that amazement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-blishen/life-is-amazing-and-the-teacher-had-better-prepare-himself-to-be-a/)

Edward Blishen

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> [The (editing) work was like peeling an onion. The outer skin came off with difficulty... but in no time youd be down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-blishen/the-editing-work-was-like-peeling-an-onion-the-outer-skin-came-off/)

Edward Blishen

[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

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