The Borrowers Avenged

The Borrowers Avenged
First UK edition
AuthorMary Norton
Illustrator
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Borrowers
GenreFantasy children's novel
Publisher
Publication date
November 1982[2]
Publication placeUnited Kingdom and US
Pages284pp (UK); 298pp (US)
ISBN0722658044
ISBN 0152105301
LC Class
  • PZ7.N8248 Bm 1983[3]
  • PZ7.N8248 Bm 1982[4]
Preceded byThe Borrowers Aloft 

The Borrowers Avenged is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1982 by Viking Kestrel in the UK[1] and Harcourt in the US. It was the last of five books in a series that is usually called The Borrowers, inaugurated by The Borrowers in 1952.[5][6]

The Borrowers Avenged was written more than 20 years after its predecessor The Borrowers Aloft (1961).[5][7] It is about twice as long as the others at nearly 300 pages;[5][8] the 1966 British omnibus edition of four novels was only 699 pages.[9] Pauline Baynes succeeded Diana L. Stanley as illustrator in the UK while Beth and Joe Krush continued as US illustrators.[3][4][5][9]

The book received a positive reception by critics. New York magazine called it a "well-drawn portrait ...wittily told"[10] while Country Life called it "a modern classic in the making".[11]

  1. ^ a b The Borrowers Avenged. ASIN 0722658044.
  2. ^ Silvey, Anita. Children's books and their creators. 1995. p. 492. ISBN 0395653800.
  3. ^ a b "The Borrowers avenged" (U.K. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "The Borrowers avenged" (U.S. edition). LCC record. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference isfdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  7. ^ D'Ammassa, Don. Encyclopedia of fantasy and horror fiction. 2006. p. 29. ISBN 0816061920.
  8. ^ Hettinga, Donald R.; Gary D. Schmidt. British children's writers, 1914–1960. 1996. p. 205.
  9. ^ a b "The Borrowers omnibus" (1966). LCC record. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  10. ^ Maynard, Joyce. "Best Books". New York. 4 October 1982. pp. 82–87.
  11. ^ Country Life. Volume 173 (1983).[page needed]