The Secret Garden

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert

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    About The Secret Garden

    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PITCURE!

    Opening the door into the innermost places of the heart, The Secret Garden is a timeless classic that has left generations of readers with warm, lifelong memories of its magical charms.

    When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen…
     
    So begins the famous opening of one of the world’s best-loved children’s stories. First published in 1911, this is the poignant tale of a lonely little girl, orphaned and sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place, but with the help of the local boy Dickon, who earns the trust of the moor’s wild animals with his honesty and love, the invalid Colin, a spoiled, unhappy boy terrified of life, and a mysterious, abandoned garden, Mary is eventually overcome by the mystery of life itself—its birth and renewal, its love and joy. 
     
    With an Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert

    About The Secret Garden

    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PITCURE!

    Opening the door into the innermost places of the heart, The Secret Garden is a timeless classic that has left generations of readers with warm, lifelong memories of its magical charms.

    When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen…
     
    So begins the famous opening of one of the world’s best-loved children’s stories. First published in 1911, this is the poignant tale of a lonely little girl, orphaned and sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place, but with the help of the local boy Dickon, who earns the trust of the moor’s wild animals with his honesty and love, the invalid Colin, a spoiled, unhappy boy terrified of life, and a mysterious, abandoned garden, Mary is eventually overcome by the mystery of life itself—its birth and renewal, its love and joy. 
     
    With an Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert

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    “It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.”—The New York Times

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Product Details

    Mass Market Paperback
    Published by Signet
    Jul 01, 2003 | 288 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451528834

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    Jul 01, 2003 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9781101126844

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