Mary Lennox is an unwanted, neglected child who is sent to live with an uncle after her parents die in a cholera epidemic. There she discovers an equally-neglected secret garden and shares it with Colin, her young cousin, who is has been locked away for several years. In time, the healing power of the garden brings love and peace to the entire family.
THERE IS NO ONE LEFT
When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to
live with her uncle everybody said she was the most
disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was
true, too. She had...
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During her own lifetime Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), the story of a disinherited American boy who charms his irascible English grandfather and wins back hi...
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Frances Hodgson Burnett is chiefly remembered for her children's book The Secret Garden (1911). With its rich mythic resonances and detailed portrayal of its child protagonists, the novel is hailed as...
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English-born American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) had a long and productive writing career, during which she penned 55 titles, 5 of which became best-sellers and 13 of which were adapte...
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In Francis Hodges Burnett's story The Secret Garden, miraculous change in character takes place throughout its entirety. From the beginning the reader is introduced to a spoiled rotten brat, Mary L...
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The Secret Garden
Frances (Eliza) Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett
