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The Borrowers Avenged is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1982 by Viking Kestrel in the UK 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 Read More..

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Description	The Borrowers Avenged is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1982 by Viking Kestrel in the UK 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.The Borrowers Avenged was written more than 20 years after its predecessor The Borrowers Aloft (1961).D'Ammassa, Don. Encyclopedia of fantasy and horror fiction. 2006. p. 29. ISBN 0816061920. It is about twice as long as the others at nearly 300 pages;Hettinga, Donald R.; Gary D. Schmidt. British children's writers, 1914–1960. 1996. p. 205. the 1966 British omnibus edition of four novels was only 699 pages. "The Borrowers omnibus" (1966). LCC record. Retrieved 2012-11-28. Pauline Baynes succeeded Diana L. Stanley as illustrator in the U.K. while Beth and Joe Krush continued as U.S. illustrators.The book received a positive reception by critics. New York magazine called it a "well-drawn portrait ...wittily told"Maynard, Joyce. "Best Books". New York Magazine. 4 October 1982. pp. 82–87. while Country Life called it "a modern classic in the making".Country Life. Volume 173 (1983).
Description	The Borrowers Avenged is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1982 by Viking Kestrel in the UK 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.The Borrowers Avenged was written more than 20 years after its predecessor The Borrowers Aloft (1961).D'Ammassa, Don. Encyclopedia of fantasy and horror fiction. 2006. p. 29. ISBN 0816061920. It is about twice as long as the others at nearly 300 pages;Hettinga, Donald R.; Gary D. Schmidt. British children's writers, 1914–1960. 1996. p. 205. the 1966 British omnibus edition of four novels was only 699 pages. "The Borrowers omnibus" (1966). LCC record. Retrieved 2012-11-28. Pauline Baynes succeeded Diana L. Stanley as illustrator in the U.K. while Beth and Joe Krush continued as U.S. illustrators.The book received a positive reception by critics. New York magazine called it a "well-drawn portrait ...wittily told"Maynard, Joyce. "Best Books". New York Magazine. 4 October 1982. pp. 82–87. while Country Life called it "a modern classic in the making".Country Life. Volume 173 (1983).

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Name	The Borrowers Avenged
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Authors	Mary Norton
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Genre	Fantasy children's novel
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Series	The Borrowers
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Language	English
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Pages	284pp (UK); 298pp (US)
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Isbn	0722658044
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Publisher	Viking Kestrel (UK) www.amazon.co.uk Retrieved 8 Oct 2013 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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