Mary Norton was born in London in 1903, and brought up in Bedfordshire, which was the setting for The Borrowers. In 1941 she was given a war job in America, and worked for two years for the British Purchasing Commission in New York. It was during this time that she began to write. After the war, she moved back to England with her family and continued writing and acting. Mary Norton died in 1992.
Awards: Carnegie (1953) see all
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Bedknob and Broomstick
1. The Magic Bed-Knob (1943)
2. Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947)
Bedknob and Broomstick (1957)
1. The Magic Bed-Knob (1943)
2. Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947)
Bedknob and Broomstick (1957)
Borrowers
1. The Borrowers (1952)
2. The Borrowers Afield (1955)
3. The Borrowers Afloat (1959)
4. The Borrowers Aloft (1961)
5. Poor Stainless (1966)
The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers (1967)
6. The Borrowers Avenged (1982)
The Complete Borrowers (1997)
1. The Borrowers (1952)
2. The Borrowers Afield (1955)
3. The Borrowers Afloat (1959)
4. The Borrowers Aloft (1961)
5. Poor Stainless (1966)
The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers (1967)
6. The Borrowers Avenged (1982)
The Complete Borrowers (1997)
Books containing stories by Mary Norton
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