Charles Edmund Gibson

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**Charles Edmund Gibson** (16 December 1916 -) A children's book writer. Charles E. Gibson was born 16 December 1916, West Derby, England the son of Samuel Gibson and Sarah Hannah Townley. He was educated at Wandsworth Training College, London. He now lives in Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex. His literary agent was *A. M. Heath and Company Limited* (79 St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4RE, England). **Publications** - The Story of the Ship (1948) - The Secret Tunnel (1948) - Wandering Beasties (1960) - The Clash of Fleets (1961) - Knots and Spices (1962) - Plain Sailing (1963) - Darling Prows (1963) - Be Your Own Weatherman (1963) - The Two Olafs of Norway (1964) - With a Cross on Their Shields (1964) - The Ship with Five Names (1965) - Knots and Spices (1979) - Death of a Phantom Raider (1987)

Born 1916-12-16

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