The Secret Garden is a heartwarming tale of transformation and healing, following the story of Mary Lennox, a sullen and neglected child who finds herself orphaned and alone at Misselthwaite Manor in England. Through the discovery of a secret garden, Mary's spirit is gradually reawakened as she, along with her cousin Colin and new friend Dickon, bring the neglected garden back to life. The book beautifully portrays the power of friendship, love, and positive thinking in healing the soul, while also exploring themes of nature, magic, and imagination that captivate both children and adults.
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Content warnings for The Secret Garden include death of parents, illness (cholera), depictions of neglect and emotional abuse.
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Orphaned by a cholera outbreak, young Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. Sad and lonely, Mary is left to explore the house and the grounds alone, one day finding the secret garden that becomes her salvation. Aided by her friend Dickon and the kindly gardener, Ben Weatherstaff, Mary returns the garden to its former glory, helps her cousin, Colin, recover his health, and brings joy back into the life of her uncle.
One of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most popular novels, The Secret Garden was originally published as a serial starting in fall 1910 in The American Magazine. Ahead of its time in many respects, The Secret Garden championed good health coming from healthy food, physical exercise, and a positive attitude. It continues to be a beloved childhood classic, and has been adapted multiple times for the screen and stage.
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4 comment(s)
I don't remember having read this book before. I love A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and been a little wary of this book in case I wouldn't end up enjoying it. Luckely I did but not as much as little princess. Mary is spoiled and selfish and rather mean which is different from the other book, but I thought it was a breath of fresh air and I quite enjoyed the journey of her become bit kinder. It's a lovely story and one I would like to read again somday
I adored this story as a child.
It's a story a liitle girl Mary and her cousin Colin and an small sweet adventure of "the secret garden". At the beginning i thought it would be like "Alice in Wonderland", but its not.
Its a story of children who with their own enthusiasm and theories, grew better and in to wonderful people. This book will surely give the reader a certain joy, which is unexplainable...
Do read it once in life :)
Creo que en teoria es un libro que no me hubiera gustado si alguien me lo hubiera contado.
Se habla del jardin demasiado, la trama es muy tipica, el tema obvio, etc.
Pero aun asi atrapa y aun siendo tan simple y directo como es, da una sensacion de volver a casa cuando lo lees. Quiza es el estilo antiguo que ya no existe en los libros para niños de ahora.
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About the Author:
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett's father's death in 1853, her mother ran the family's iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to…
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