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Edward Blishen began his working life as a newspaper reporter, and eventually drifted into teaching, to which he became addicted. He has been a freelance writer and broadcaster since 1959. With Leon Garfield he wroteThe God Beneath the Sea andThe Golden Shadow. His works of ‘false fiction or false autobiography’ includeRoaring Boys, A Cackhanded War, Sorry, Dad, andA Nest of Teachers.
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Blishen, E. The fifth form at St Dominic's: A rereading. Child Lit Educ 12, 103–112 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01134141
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