The Borrowers
core novel 1952 The Borrowers
Record
| First published | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (102,302 ratings, collected 2026-09-06) |
| Page count | 180 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780140363432 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Borrowers
- Series: The Borrowers core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mary Norton
Awards (verified)
- Carnegie Medal (Best Children's Book), 1952: won; For The Borrowers, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author.
Notes
- From the series record (The Borrowers): Core Canon = all 5 Borrowers novels, a single continuous closed sequence published 1952-1982.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Borrowers: position 1 of 5: next The Borrowers Afield (1955)
Sources
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