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Kathleen Mary Norton (née Pearson; 10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992), known professionally as Mary Norton, was an English writer of children's books. [1] She is best known for The Borrowers series of low fantasy novels (1952 to 1982), which is named after its first book and, in turn, the tiny people who live secretly in the midst of contemporary human civilisation.
The Borrowers is a children's fantasy novel by the English author Mary Norton, published by Dent in 1952.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.
Mary Norton may refer to: Andre Norton (1912–2005), American author; born Alice Mary Norton; Mary Beth Norton (born 1943), American historian; Mary D. Herter Norton (1894–1985), American publisher, violinist, and translator; co-founder of W. W. Norton & Company; Mary Norton (writer) (1903–1992), English author of the series The Borrowers
The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons is a 1944 children's book by Mary Norton. [1] The book was later adapted into the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Bonfires and Broomsticks is a 1947 children's book by Mary Norton. [2] Parts of the book were adapted into the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. [3] [4] Synopsis
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.
Judy Norton (born January 29, 1958) [1] is an American actress and theater director who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons television series and subsequent Waltons TV movies.
Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, who also wrote works of historical and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen name Andre Norton , but also under Andrew North and Allen Weston .