The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers
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- Author：Mary Norton
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Summary
A BIG box for three tiny heroes 。 。 。
Mary Norton’s beloved， best-selling books about the tiny， stouthearted Borrowers are now available together in one gorgeous package， perfect for gift giving。 Put this boxed set into the hands of little people—or of any reader who delights in classic adventure。 Includes paperback editions of The Borrowers， The Borrowers Afield， The Borrowers Afloat， The Borrowers Aloft， and The Borrowers Avenged。
Mary Norton’s beloved， best-selling books about the tiny， stouthearted Borrowers are now available together in one gorgeous package， perfect for gift giving。 Put this boxed set into the hands of little people—or of any reader who delights in classic adventure。 Includes paperback editions of The Borrowers， The Borrowers Afield， The Borrowers Afloat， The Borrowers Aloft， and The Borrowers Avenged。
Reviews
Mandy Lawrence
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This is 5 books in one， it's huge but well worth a read。 This has been my sons sons bedtime story， which lasted months。 A lovely story about a family of Borrowers and following them on their adventures。 This is 5 books in one， it's huge but well worth a read。 This has been my sons sons bedtime story， which lasted months。 A lovely story about a family of Borrowers and following them on their adventures。 。。。more
Rachel Slocombe
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The children really loved the first few and then once she introduced more human characters they quickly lost interest。
Ellie Bisulca
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A good friend of mine loves these stories， and since I had never read them growing up or to my children， I decided to read this collection。 The thought of little people living off of borrowings from the humans is a clever idea。 I was also fascinated by the ingenious ways that they used common household items to accomplish their purposes。 The stories made me sad， however， because Pod， Arrietty and Homily were always on their own， never living in a community of other borrowers。 Also， I would never A good friend of mine loves these stories， and since I had never read them growing up or to my children， I decided to read this collection。 The thought of little people living off of borrowings from the humans is a clever idea。 I was also fascinated by the ingenious ways that they used common household items to accomplish their purposes。 The stories made me sad， however， because Pod， Arrietty and Homily were always on their own， never living in a community of other borrowers。 Also， I would never have wanted to live in their tiny， dark homes。 。。。more
Eva Emmelin
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Omläsning galore。 Köpte denna i London för 5-6 år sedan för att läsa om på originalspråk。 Hade några av böckerna hemma som barn och läste dem flera gånger。 Roligt att återvända till Arrietty och hennes familj。 Extra kul att det visade sig att jag inte läst sista boken。
Nathan
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Enjoyable and imaginative stories。
Mariel
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My mum has always been saying I should read these books， as I was hooked on the BBC TV series adaptation of their adventures when I was a child。 I never got round to doing so until recently though， which is an awful shame。This Omnibus contains The Borrowers， The Borrowers Afield， The Borrowers Afloat， and The Borrowers Aloft。 All four novels are wonderfully quaint in their style （they were written in the 1950's and it shows in the language used）。 I don't think I would have pictured the main char My mum has always been saying I should read these books， as I was hooked on the BBC TV series adaptation of their adventures when I was a child。 I never got round to doing so until recently though， which is an awful shame。This Omnibus contains The Borrowers， The Borrowers Afield， The Borrowers Afloat， and The Borrowers Aloft。 All four novels are wonderfully quaint in their style （they were written in the 1950's and it shows in the language used）。 I don't think I would have pictured the main characters quite the same way as I did if I hadn't seen the TV series first （the portrayals by Penelope Wilton et all were filling my head when I read about Homily， Pod and Arrietty）。 They're lovely stories about a family of small people who live in human houses， but under the floors， or behind the crack in the mantelpiece， or some other left-alone cranny or nook。 I can well imagine such beings 'borrowing' a dropped needle， forgotten hankie or something， and putting it to use as they see fit。 Part of me feels it's a shame no more books were written about them， but part of me also likes that there aren't any。 It's a bit like Fawlty Towers - much as I wish they had done more than the 12 episodes， I also don't， because there is the risk it would have lost its appeal if more had been filmed。 I recommend these books to anyone who （like me） hasn't yet read them。 Loose yourself in the world of little people who could well still live among us。 。。。more
Jacey Bundy
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I found this series so magical。 I love when books do that for me。 I found myself as an adult questioning and wondering if little people are living inside my walls。 The characters where fun and perfect for a young kid。
Casertalaura
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I truly enjoyed reading this series with my kids。 Since it was my mother's favorite children's series， it was special for us to read it together。 We loved hearing the tales of the Clock family through the years！ We only wish that the tale continued！ I truly enjoyed reading this series with my kids。 Since it was my mother's favorite children's series， it was special for us to read it together。 We loved hearing the tales of the Clock family through the years！ We only wish that the tale continued！ 。。。more
Sarah
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Didn't like the writing， nor the idea。 Plus too many dialogues for my liking。 This book has such an impossibly high rating here on Goodreads that I am compelled to think that something's wrong with me。 Didn't like the writing， nor the idea。 Plus too many dialogues for my liking。 This book has such an impossibly high rating here on Goodreads that I am compelled to think that something's wrong with me。 。。。more
Jon
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This is one of those books I can't possibly review objectively。 When I was a child， my best friends were William Brown， Nancy Blackett 。。。 and Arrietty Clock。 I loved the Borrowers stories passionately as a child， and I still do。 Their world was so beautifully and vividly drawn （and the original illustrations by Diana Stanley were also enchanting） it felt very real。 The characterisation was superb， too， and the stories were involving and interesting。 I still think the first four books are the be This is one of those books I can't possibly review objectively。 When I was a child， my best friends were William Brown， Nancy Blackett 。。。 and Arrietty Clock。 I loved the Borrowers stories passionately as a child， and I still do。 Their world was so beautifully and vividly drawn （and the original illustrations by Diana Stanley were also enchanting） it felt very real。 The characterisation was superb， too， and the stories were involving and interesting。 I still think the first four books are the best children's books ever written。 Avenged is the reason this collection only gets four stars; it was written many years after the others， and while still very good， it doesn't have the same tone as the rest。 Maybe the pointless introduction of ghosts and psychic Lady Mullings are the reason why I never liked it as much， or perhaps it was that Miss Menzies seemed to have changed into a different person since Aloft， but whatever， it loses the series a star。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Utterly charming。
Valerie
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The Clock family are tiny people who live under the kitchen floor and "borrow" small items they find around the house and reuse them for their own purpose， postage stamps become paintings， matchboxes become dressers。 All goes well until Arrietty is spotted by a boy。 The family is forced to move at first within the house， but in later books out into the world， where they face new dangers。 The Clock family are tiny people who live under the kitchen floor and "borrow" small items they find around the house and reuse them for their own purpose， postage stamps become paintings， matchboxes become dressers。 All goes well until Arrietty is spotted by a boy。 The family is forced to move at first within the house， but in later books out into the world， where they face new dangers。 。。。more
Amanda
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It's risky to return to something as an adult that you loved as a child but I really enjoyed rereading the Borrowers which were some of my childhood favorites。 （Also a nice break after reading about childhoods in poverty and broken homes。） I noticed some weird issues with her literary devices that I probably didn't as a childhood， but the adventures were just as fun and the borrowers' techniques as interesting。 It was a good revisit。 It's risky to return to something as an adult that you loved as a child but I really enjoyed rereading the Borrowers which were some of my childhood favorites。 （Also a nice break after reading about childhoods in poverty and broken homes。） I noticed some weird issues with her literary devices that I probably didn't as a childhood， but the adventures were just as fun and the borrowers' techniques as interesting。 It was a good revisit。 。。。more
Kitty
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I loved these when I was young。
Sarah
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My lovely Mum bought me this book on my eleventh birthday。 She always encouraged my love of reading and seemed to know exactly which books to buy to do so。 Special memories and it is one of my most treasured books on my bookshelf。
Pat Elliott
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Fabulous collection of books。 I'd not read them as a child， so to get all four together was great。 I could easily imagine sitting amongst a group of children reading these magical tales about small people who lived under the floors， in the walls and in model villages。 I can see their eyes wide with surprise and delight， because in truth， these books surprised and delighted me。 Fabulous collection of books。 I'd not read them as a child， so to get all four together was great。 I could easily imagine sitting amongst a group of children reading these magical tales about small people who lived under the floors， in the walls and in model villages。 I can see their eyes wide with surprise and delight， because in truth， these books surprised and delighted me。 。。。more
Meghan
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A great read-aloud。 Pod， Homily， and Arriety are little people- "Borrowers" that live secretly in a human world， taking odds and ends to survive。 This collection of books of their adventures is amusing and also fun to think about the many ways our belongings could be used and reused。 A great read-aloud。 Pod， Homily， and Arriety are little people- "Borrowers" that live secretly in a human world， taking odds and ends to survive。 This collection of books of their adventures is amusing and also fun to think about the many ways our belongings could be used and reused。 。。。more
Kathy
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I read these in my youth and loved them！
Liz
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Read on Aug 1st， 2012。
Robin
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As a child I had a box set of the four in this book but one got misplaced when I loaned it to someone。 The Borrowers in my opinion are better than the Littles although they are similar except I think its the Littles that have tails。 My first inclination is to say oh my gosh I love the Borrowers they're amazing。 The thing I like about them is their ingenuity， how that take everyday objects some of which we find useless and do some pretty cool things with them。 The Author has an amazingly creative As a child I had a box set of the four in this book but one got misplaced when I loaned it to someone。 The Borrowers in my opinion are better than the Littles although they are similar except I think its the Littles that have tails。 My first inclination is to say oh my gosh I love the Borrowers they're amazing。 The thing I like about them is their ingenuity， how that take everyday objects some of which we find useless and do some pretty cool things with them。 The Author has an amazingly creative， think outside the box kind of mind。 The movie although good from what I remember about the books it was loosely based on them。 I expected the book brought to life but it had its own story。 Its wasn't disappointing however and I wouldn't mind owning it。In my opinion the book is a definite must for any Library not only good for reading to any small children in your life but for a good nostalgia read of days gone by。 。。。more
Carol
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A little bit of heaven。 I read these four books as a young child and go back about every decade to re-read them。 Very detailed descriptions， beautiful story telling！ Read to your kids， they will love it。
Melissa McAllister
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Not quite sure if I have read them all， since I read them over 25 years ago。。。。but I do know that I LOVED them！
Evangeline
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I think I read this when I was about 10。 Quite a slog for me to get through， but I loved the idea of those little people and how everything from crossing a river to walking through a field was a huge adventure to them！
Stephanie
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Read these in grade school and loved it！ Full of adventure and whimsy。 :-）
Laminator
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This was 700 pages of fine entertainment for my 9 year old son and I。 The slow moving plot and intricate detail of the descriptions has hopefully helped make my son a patient listener。 It has also developed his imagination and increased my vocabulary for early 20th century household items！
Neil Schleifer
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Another wonderful book from my childhood that dad used to read to me before bedtime。
Beth Shields-Szostak
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4-in-1 Anthology
Elizabeth
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The complete adventures of the Borrowers by Mary Norton （1967）， [1st American ed。]
Leslie
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This series became part of my family culture when I was growing up。 Anything that went missing。。。 the Borrowers took it。A friend was raving about the television movie （from a few years ago）。 I told her， "READ the books！" She realized that the TV movie was NOWHERE near as good as the books were。 This series became part of my family culture when I was growing up。 Anything that went missing。。。 the Borrowers took it。A friend was raving about the television movie （from a few years ago）。 I told her， "READ the books！" She realized that the TV movie was NOWHERE near as good as the books were。 。。。more
Rebecca
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