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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Description for The Secret Garden
Paperback. Beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey, The Secret Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and has continued to delight generations of young readers. Illustrator(s): Bailey, Peter. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
After her parents die of cholera in India, Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in his gloomy house in Yorkshire, where she leads a lonely and neglected life, with nothing to do apart from exploring her surroundings. One day she discovers a walled garden which has been locked up, and becomes determined to enter it and find out its secret and the source of the mysterious crying sound that can be heard nearby. A powerful tale of regeneration and personal transformation, The Secret Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and ... Read more
After her parents die of cholera in India, Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in his gloomy house in Yorkshire, where she leads a lonely and neglected life, with nothing to do apart from exploring her surroundings. One day she discovers a walled garden which has been locked up, and becomes determined to enter it and find out its secret and the source of the mysterious crying sound that can be heard nearby. A powerful tale of regeneration and personal transformation, The Secret Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847495730
SKU
V9781847495730
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-6
About Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in England and moved to the United States as a teenager. She is best remembered for her children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess and The Secret Garden.
Reviews for The Secret Garden
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
The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf.
The Times
The New York Times
The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf.
The Times