Mary Norton (1) (1903–1992)

Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock - the family of tiny Borrowers - think they have at last found an ideal home. They've moved into a house in a miniature village built as a hobby by a retired railroad man. The village is just the perfect size for Borrowers, and after the hardships they've faced, the Clocks gratefully settle into the luxury of having a "proper" house. The easy life makes them careless.

Or rather, it makes Arrietty careless. She befriends a "human bean," and the next thing Arrietty knows, she and her family have been kidnapped. Their captors are a greedy married couple, called the Platters, who have big plans for the little people. They have created their own miniature village in a glass case and plan to imprison the Borrowers within - like animals in a zoo - for the rest of their lives.

Includes the short tale "Poor Stainless".… (plus d'informations)

After their narrow escape from the Platters' attic in "The Borrowers Aloft," Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock return to their miniature village. But it is no longer a safe refuge, and so once again the Borrowers must go looking for another place to live.

But finding a new home is hard when you're running for your life.

The villainous Platters will not rest until they recapture the tiny family, and they hound the Clocks' every move. When the Borrowers finally do set up house under a window seat in an old rectory, it seems they have found safety at last - until the platters turn up in the church one night, forcing the Borrowers into a final desperate struggle for their freedom.… (plus d'informations)

After their narrow escape from the Platters' attic in "The Borrowers Aloft," Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock return to their miniature village. But it is no longer a safe refuge, and so once again the Borrowers must go looking for another place to live.

But finding a new home is hard when you're running for your life.

The villainous Platters will not rest until they recapture the tiny family, and they hound the Clocks' every move. When the Borrowers finally do set up house under a window seat in an old rectory, it seems they have found safety at last - until the platters turn up in the church one night, forcing the Borrowers into a final desperate struggle for their freedom.… (plus d'informations)