The Secret Garden Book Genre

Type of work novel.

The secret garden book genre. The secret garden was written by frances hodgson burnett and it was originally published in 1911. The pastoral story of self healing through nature and companionship became a classic of children s literature and is considered to be among burnett s best work. Time and place written 1906 1909 england.

Author frances hodgson burnett. The secret garden frances hodgson burnett the secret garden is a children s novel by frances hodgson burnett first published as a book in 1911 after a version was published as an american magazine serial beginning in 1910. Title the secret garden.

The secret garden is a novel by frances hodgson burnett first published in book form in 1911 after serialization in the american magazine november 1910 august 1911. Set in england it is one of burnett s most popular novels and is considered a classic of english children s literature. The narrator and frances hodgson burnett both have the.

Okay so if we re being honest which we always are the secret garden is sort of a coming of age story in the genre of children s literature after all both mary and colin change and develop over the course of the story but they actually become less grown up and more childlike and happy over the course of the book. In this book burnett features two spoiled children mary lennox and colin craven. Coming of age children s literature family drama.

Date of first publication 1909. Novel of ideas fictional work with philosophical or ideological underpinnings.