Comet in Moominland, the first full-length Moomin novel, was published 80 years ago. Tove Jansson revised the text a decade later and again in 1968, reorganising the story and adding new characters. This version became definitive and has been translated into over 60 languages. Now for the first time this edition can be read in English, in a brand-new translation.

Tove Jansson’s story of a mysterious, threatening comet, and the journey of discovery by Moomin and his friend Sniff across the Lonely Mountains, has captivated generations of readers across the world. The story introduced much-loved Moomin characters, including the free-spirited Snufkin, the philosophical Muskrat, the intuitive Snorkmaiden, obsessional Hemulens and strange Hattifatteners.