Long ago I read Mary Norton's The Borrowers (1952), a middle reader book about little people who live in houses and take your stuff. This was an omnibus edition (1967) that included The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, and The Borrowers Aloft, chronicling, as you might imagine, the Borrowers' non-domestic adventures.
During my library sojourn earlier this week, I was excited to see a fifth volume, The Borrowers Avenged (1982). I didn't have my library card with me, but intend to return soon for what is undoubtedly an exciting wrap-up of the Borrowers' otherwise picaresque adventures. I'm pretty sure it won't be necessary for me to re-read the previous four books.
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