![]() ![]() An original 1911 review of The Secret Gardenįrom the original review of The Secret Garden in The Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, October 29, 1911: See also: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett ![]() The Secret Garden has remained a timeless classic for its themes of friendship and the power of nature to heal the body and spirit. Mary befriends Dickon, one of the servant’s brother, a free spirit who was able to communicate with animals, and Colin, her uncle’s son, a neglected invalid. The tale follows the spoiled and sulky young girl as she slowly sheds her sour demeanor after discovering a secret, locked garden on the grounds of her uncle’s manor. The story follows the journey of Mary Lennox, a sickly and unloved ten-year-old girl born to wealthy British parents in India.Īfter a cholera epidemic kills her parents, Mary is sent to England to live with her Uncle Archibald in an isolated, mysterious house. The Secret Garden was published in 1911 after an original version was first serialized in The American Magazine in 1910. Quite successful professionally, she had a difficult, sometimes tragic life. Though Frances Hodgson Burnett(1849 – 1924) wrote more than forty novels, The Secret Garden (1911) remains one of her most enduring works, along with A Little Princess (1905).īurnett was a poet and playwright in addition to her prolific output of novels and short stories for adults and children. ![]()
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