The Secret Garden Book

Several stage and film adaptations have been made.

The secret garden book. Charming generations of readers the story centers around the healing power of friendship and the magic in the everyday. Directed by agnieszka holland. 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.

Located in seattle s ballard neighborhood the secret garden is within walking distance of cafes galleries shops and of course coffee in every direction. Set in england it is one of burnett s most popular novels and is considered a classic of english children s literature. 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.

The secret garden novel for children written by american author frances hodgson burnett and published in book form in 1911. Once there she begins to explore her new seemingly isolated surroundings and its secrets. Friendship and the restorative powers of nature help the children gain good spirits and health.

Parents need to know that frances hodgson burnett s the secret garden is a beautifully written book about two selfish disagreeable english cousins mary and colin whose lives and dispositions are transformed when they find their way into a locked walled garden. A young recently orphaned girl is sent to england after living in india all of her life. Our knowledgeable staff includes longtime booksellers and avid young adult and general readers alike ready to help you select books for yourself or for gifts.

Burnett begins with a spoiled and unsympathetic heroine named mary lennox. 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. Since its publication in 1911 the secret garden a touchstone of children s literature has been adapted for plays and movies over a dozen times.

The secret garden opens by introducing us to mary lennox a sickly foul tempered unsightly little girl who loves no one and whom no one loves. Set in england it is one of burnett s most popular novels and seen as a classic of english children s literature. With kate maberly maggie smith heydon prowse andrew knott.