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The Borrowers Afield

The Borrowers Afield
Mary Norton

The Borrowers Afield is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1955 by Dent in the UK and Harcourt in the US. It was the second of five books in a series that is usually called The Borrowers, inaugurated by The Borrowers in 1952.

“Misfortunes make us wise”

Mary Norton book The Borrowers Afield

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