The Borrowers Afloat
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The Borrowers Afloat is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton
, published in 1959. It is the third book in the five part The Borrowers series, preceded by The Borrowers
(first published in 1952) and The Borrowers Afield
(first published in 1955). It was followed in 1961 by The Borrowers Aloft
and in 1982 by the fifth and final book of the series, The Borrowers Avenged
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Mary Norton (author)
Mary Norton, née Pearson, was an English children's author. Her books include The Borrowers series.-Background:...
, published in 1959. It is the third book in the five part The Borrowers series, preceded by The Borrowers
The Borrowers
The Borrowers, published in 1952, is the first in a series of children's fantasy novels by English author Mary Norton. The novel and its sequels are about tiny people who live in people's homes and "borrow" things to survive while keeping their existence unknown...
(first published in 1952) and The Borrowers Afield
The Borrowers Afield
The Borrowers Afield is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1955. It is the second book in the five part The Borrowers series, preceded by The Borrowers and then followed by The Borrowers Afloat , The Borrowers Aloft and The Borrowers Avenged The Borrowers Afield is a...
(first published in 1955). It was followed in 1961 by The Borrowers Aloft
The Borrowers Aloft
The Borrowers Aloft is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1961. It is the fourth book in the five part The Borrowers series, preceded by The Borrowers , The Borrowers Afield and The Borrowers Afloat...
and in 1982 by the fifth and final book of the series, The Borrowers Avenged
The Borrowers Avenged
The Borrowers Avenged is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1982. It is the final book in the five part The Borrowers series. The Borrowers Avenged was written more than 20 years after the previous book, The Borrowers Aloft and is also longer than the others in the series at...
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TV adaptations
- The Return of the BorrowersThe Return of the BorrowersThe Return of the Borrowers is a BBC TV miniseries first broadcast in 1993 on BBC2 and then later on American television station TNT. The miniseries is adapted from the third and fourth novels of author Mary Norton's The Borrowers series: The Borrowers Afloat and The Borrowers Aloft,...
: The 1993 sequel to The BorrowersThe Borrowers (TV miniseries)The Borrowers is a BBC TV miniseries first broadcast in 1992 on BBC2 and then later on American television station TNT. The miniseries is adapted from the 1952 Carnegie Medal Award winning first novel and second novel of author Mary Norton's The Borrowers series: The Borrowers and The Borrowers...
, this BBC TV series starred Ian HolmIan HolmSir Ian Holm, CBE is an English actor known for his stage work and for many film roles. He received the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in The Homecoming and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear...
, Penelope WiltonPenelope WiltonPenelope Alice Wilton, OBE is an English actress.-Life and career:Penelope Alice Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a former actress mother and a businessman father. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant...
and Rebecca CallardRebecca Callard-Early life:The daughter of Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard, she was born Rebecca Jayne Atkinson, but took her stepfather's surname when her mother married Steven Callard in 1989. In her early roles she used her father's surname and was credited as Rebecca Sowden.As a child Callard lived...
. The series was adapted from the third and fourth books of the Borrowers series.