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Mary Norton Norton

EnglishDecember 10, 1903 – August 29, 1992Children's Literature

Mary Norton was an English author best known for The Borrowers, about a family of tiny people who live beneath the floorboards of an English country house. The series has been adapted for film and television.

Works

  • The BorrowersClock-like family lives beneath floorboards, borrowing from human world above→
  • The Borrowers AfieldTiny borrowers venture outdoors seeking safety and new home across meadow→
  • The Borrowers AfloatBorrowers escape by sea using makeshift boat across flooded countryside→
  • The Borrowers AloftBorrowers live in borrowed hot-air balloon, navigating dangers from above→
  • The Borrowers AvengedTiny borrowers seek revenge against those who harmed their family→

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