- Juvenile fiction, Fantasy, Borrowers (Fictitious characters), Families
The Borrowers, a family of miniature people, journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood before finding a new home. Sequel to "The Borrowers Afield."
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Mary Norton
- First published
- 1959
- Pages
- 191
- Publisher
- Dent Childrens Books, Odyssey Classics, Pennant
- Editions
- 21
- Language
- und, English
- ISBN
- 9780816144419
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“"But what do they talk about?"”
Mary Norton, née Pearson, was a British children's author. Her books include *The Borrowers* series.
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