![]() ![]() Homily, Pod and Arrietty are their names. The Borrowers are miniature people who live below a clock in a house located in England. The main character is teenage Arrietty, who often begins relationships with Big People that have chaotic effects on the lives of herself and her family, causing her parents to react with fear and worry. The primary cause of trouble and source of plot is the interaction between the minuscule Borrowers and the "human beans", whether the human motives are kind or selfish. Puffin Books published a 700-page trade paperback omnibus edition in 1983, The Complete Borrowers Stories with a short introduction by Norton. The sequels are titled alliteratively and alphabetically: The Borrowers Afield (1955), The Borrowers Afloat (1959), The Borrowers Aloft (1961), and The Borrowers Avenged (1982). In the first book they live in a house reportedly based on The Cedars where Norton was raised. Series 'The Cedars', Norton's home until 1921 and reportedly the setting of The BorrowersĪll five Borrowers novels feature the Clock family Pod, Homily and Arrietty. There have been several adaptations of The Borrowers in television and film. It was also published in four parts, with illustrations by Erik Blegvad, during the summer of 1953 (June, July, August, September) in Woman's Day magazine. in 1953 with illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush. Harcourt, Brace and Company published it in the U.S. In the 70th anniversary celebration of the medal in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. The Borrowers won the 1952 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. The Borrowers also refers to the series of five novels including The Borrowers and four sequels that feature the same family after they leave "their" house. ![]() It features a family of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of an English house and "borrow" from the big people in order to survive. ![]() The Borrowers is a children's fantasy novel by the English author Mary Norton, published by Dent in 1952. ![]()
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