The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter.
“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 oldMrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.”—The New York Times
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester. She had a very poor upbringing and used to escape from the horror of her surroundings by writing stories. In 1865 her family emigrated to the USA where she married and became the successful author of many children's books including The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141336534 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141336536 |
| Title | The Secret Garden |
| Author | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| Series | Puffin Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2008-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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