The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Overview

'Mary is a tough feisty character, who manages to turn a whole household, and the lives of those in it, completely upside down... The Book is brim full of magic and joy' Sunday Telegraph

Mary Lennox is an orphan who is sent to live with her uncle at gloomy Misselthwaite Manor. Neglected and lonely, she begins to explore her new home and learns of a secret garden that her uncle has forbidden anyone to enter. A friendly robin shows Mary the key to the garden and she discovers a world she could never have imagined...

'A wonderful story' Nina Bawden

See also: Peter Pan

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446433539
Publisher:	Random House
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	386 KB

About the Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849. After living in poverty, she emigrated to the US in 1865. She wrote over forty books; the best-known today are The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. She died in 1924.

Editorial Reviews

 • "The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf." —The Times

EBOOK COMMENTARY

 • "The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf." —The Times

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