Mary Norton
Born as: Kathleen Mary Pearson
Born: 10 December 1903, London
Died: 29 August 1992, Hartland, Devon
Married: Robert Norton, 1926 (marriage dissolved), Lionel Bonsey, 1970
Nationality: British
Lived:
Leighton Buzzard, UK
Portugal
New York, USA
Devon, UK
Notes: Worked as an Actress at the Old Vic Theatre Company, London; at the British War Office; and at the British Purchasing Commission in New York.
More info:
Encylopedia.com
Wikipedia
Works for Children
Bedknob and Broomstick
- The Magic Bed-Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons, 1943
- Bonfires and Broomsticks, 1947
- Bedknob and Broomstick, 1957 (edition combining The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks)
The Borrowers
- The Borrowers, 1952
- The Borrowers Afield, 1955
- The Borrowers Afloat, 1959
- The Borrowers Aloft, 1961
- Poor Stainless, 1971
- The Borrowers Avenged, 1982
Other Works
- Are All the Giants Dead? 1975
Contributor in
- The Puffin Book of Twentieth Century Children's Stories, 1991
- The Puffin Book of Classic Children's Stories, 1996
