Mary Norton

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born

in Leighton Buzzard, The United Kingdom

December 10, 1903

died

August 29, 1992

gender

female

genre

Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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Mary Norton (née Pearson) was an English children's author. She was the daughter of a physician, and was raised in a Georgian house at the end of the High Street in Leighton Buzzard. The house now consists of part of Leighton Middle School, known within the school as The Old House, and was reportedly the setting of her novel The Borrowers. She married Robert C. Norton in 1927 and had four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. Her second husband was Lionel Boncey, who she married in 1970. She began working for the War Office in 1940 before the family moved temporarily to the United States.

She began writing while working for the British Purchasing Commission in New York during the Second World War. Her first book was The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Be...more

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Mary Norton's Books

Average rating: 3.99 · 50,417 ratings · 1,053 reviews · 33 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrations), Joe Krush (Illustrations) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 36,680 ratings — published 1952 — 55 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borrowers Afield (The Borrowers #2) by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 4,368 ratings — published 1954 — 25 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bedknob And Broomstick 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 4,008 ratings — published 1943 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borrowers Afloat (The Borrowers #3) by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 2,127 ratings — published 1959 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borrowers Aloft (The Borrowers #4) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,561 ratings — published 1961 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borrowers Avenged (The Borrowers #5) by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrations) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 1982 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borrowers Aloft: With the Short Tale Poor Stainless by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (illustrator) 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1966 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Are All the Giants Dead? by Mary Norton, Brian Froud (illustrator) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poor Stainless: A New Story about the Borrowers 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Mary Norton

The Borrowers (6 books)
by Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (illustrator)
3.995402849797377 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 45,898 ratings

Quotes by Mary Norton

“Misfortunes make us wise”
― Mary Norton, The Borrowers Afield

tags: adversity, curiosity, intellectual, wisdom

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“The Past is Experience, Thats All You Got to Learn From.”
― Mary Norton, The Borrowers Afield

tags: experience, past

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