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The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett


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Summary

An unhappy orphaned girl is transformed by the redeeming power of nature into an unselfish child who transforms the lives of others in Burnett's classic children's story. This edition explores the relationship between the book and other literary genres and historical influences, and includes the companion-piece, 'My Robin'.

The Secret Garden Summary

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

'It was the garden that did it - and Mary and Dickon and the creatures - and the Magic.' An orphaned girl, a grim moorland manor with hundreds of empty rooms, strange cries in the night, a walled garden, with its door locked and the key buried - and a boy who talks to animals. These are the ingredients of one of the most famous and well-loved of children's classics. Through her discovery of the secret garden, Mary Lennox is gradually transformed from a spoilt and unhappy child into a healthy, unselfish girl who in turn redeems her neglected cousin and his gloomy, Byronic father. Frances Hodgson Burnett's inspiring story of regeneration and salvation gently subverted the conventions of a century of romantic and gothic fiction for girls. After a hundred years, The Secret Garden's critique of empire and of attitudes to childhood and gender, and its advocacy of a holistic approach to health remains remarkably contemporary and relevant. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Secret Garden Reviews

a jolly good, heart-warming classic. * The Daily Mail *

About Frances Hodgson Burnett

Peter Hunt has written or edited eighteen books on the subject of children's literature, including An Introduction to Children's Literature (OUP, 1994) and Children's Literature: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies (4 vols. 2006). He has written novels for children, and has edited Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, and Treasure Island for Oxford World's Classics. In 2003 he was awarded the Brothers Grimm Award for services to children's literature by the International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka.

Additional information

GOR003461852
9780199588220
0199588228
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20110310
288
N/A
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