The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (author) (UK edition)

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After the death of her parents, orphan Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle on the Yorkshire Moors. But the house is an unhappy one. A tragedy took place there there years before, and Mary’s uncle has never recovered. Miserable and lonely, Mary starts to explore the house’s gardens. There, led by a mischievous robin, she discovers a secret so important, so enchanting, that it will transform her life completely…

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Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780192731883

Other details

320 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in 1849 in Manchester but when her father died Frances’s mother emigrated with her sons and daughters to Tennessee in the United States. Life there was harsh and they were quite poor but the young Frances would entertain herself and her siblings with stories. And then in 1868, at the age of eighteen, she went out with her sister to pick grapes and made enough money from that job to buy paper and stamps. She wrote out a romantic tale and sent it off to a magazine. Marvellously, her story was accepted and from that day forward she became the breadwinner in her family, writing up to six stories a month.

When she married a man called Swan Burnett in 1872, she kept up her writing. Frances’s two sons, Lionel and Vivian, would sleep beneath her desk as toddlers. It was unusual for a woman to earn her own money and support her family in the way that Frances did so people in nineteenth-century England and America were very surprised. Many newspapers and magazines were interested in her private life and wrote about her, much like they do about celebrities today.

In 1890, something very sad happened and Frances‘s son, Lionel, died at the age of sixteen. When she wrote about Colin in The Secret Garden Frances might have been thinking about her own son and wishing that his sickness could have been cured. Her other son, Vivian, lived and Frances once made him a real velvet suit. The sight of him in his smart suit inspired her to write her book Little Lord Fauntleroy.

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What kids think

bookaholic202
on 7 March 2014

I love how Mary totally transforms from spoilt brat to nice girl. Its the best classic ever.
nastyboots
on 5 July 2013

old fashioned in places but good. i liked this book because it follows the life of Mary when she goes to live in Misselthwaite manor. it changes her life in how she has made her two new friends and in doing so, changed theirs too.

5out of 5
lap312i
on 8 March 2013

great book, recommend it
ninjastickman
on 8 March 2013

The secret garden is a classic tale of a girl called mary, who’s parents die of cholera in india and she has been sent to mistlethwait manor in yorkshire. This books is one of those books that when you start reading you find it impossible to put it down! I would recommend this book for readers aged 8-12

4out of 5
stupendousteen
on 6 March 2013

i really loved this book because it showed that even a rude girl can be good

5out of 5
catlover96
on 6 March 2013

The Secret Garden is a masterpiece. It’s such a touching, charming story filled with unforgetable characters. Give it a try, you won’t regret it!
mutemath4ever
on 3 March 2012

A classic but still brilliant. I really enjoyed reading this and it reminded me of what a great story it is. I read the whole book in one day it was that good ! Great read for ages 10+
monkey00
on 1 March 2012

if you enjoyed the film you’ll love the book!
lids
on 1 March 2012

I LOVED IT I WOULD RECCOMEND IT TO 10-13 YR OLDS BUT ITS ALSO QUITE SAD
Destiny1
on 5 August 2011

its a brilliant book and i can never get board of it
Molmol10
on 17 January 2011

Brilliant the best book ever. If you enjoyed the book like me you will enjoy the film.

5out of 5
Rocco
on 30 December 2010

It is a lovely book but the reason i rated it 4 out of 5 is beacuse i enjoy scary and exciting books

4out of 5
axle
on 26 August 2010

I love this book dearly and the film but it is a bit sad in a away personly i would rate this 4 out of 5

4out of 5
hatman
on 19 January 2010

I have watched the film and it is one of my faves!!

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (author) (UK edition)