The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden is a classic children's novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The story follows the life of a young girl named Mary Lennox, who is orphaned after her parents die of cholera in India. She is sent to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven, at his estate in England. Mary is a spoiled and unhappy child, but she soon discovers a secret garden on the estate that has been locked up for years. With the help of a local boy named Dickon and her cousin Colin, who had been confined to his bed for years due to a mysterious illness, Mary begins to restore the garden to its former glory. As the garden flourishes, so do the children, who learn to overcome their own personal struggles and find happiness and joy in their newfound friendship and the beauty of nature. The Secret Garden is a timeless tale of friendship, healing, and the power of nature to transform lives.1912. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children's books including The Secret Garden and Sara Crewe (which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess). Her romance novels were also quite popular during her lifetime. The Secret Garden is a charming book about a girl named Mary Lennox. She is a spoiled and sickly child who lives in India. When her parents die because of a cholera epidemic, she moves to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her rich uncle in England. Things are a definite change for her. Slowly she becomes stronger and starts to take an interest in the outdoors. She meets all sorts of people like Martha, Dickon, and Colin. Mary has all kinds of adventures with strange sounds at night, funny accents, and a locked garden. The Secret Garden is a wonderful book about friendship, determination, and perseverance. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.