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The Secret Garden Hardcover - 2011
by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Robin Lawrie (Illustrator)
Young Mary Lennox is sent to live with her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven. All but ignored by Craven, her sickly cousin Colin, and housekeeper Mrs. Medlock, Mary happens upon a secret walled garden. As she starts to work in it, the garden begins to flourish, and so does Mary. Gradually, Mary brings Colin to see the garden, which invigorates him. When moody Uncle Craven returns, he too is cheered by the garden and the friendship that Mary and Colin have formed, and they become an unlikely, but happy, family.
With pink foil and charming art in a collectible hardcover, this is the gift edition every girl needs in her library and will cherish for years to come.
About this book
The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, has remained one of the most popular children’s books since its publication in The American Magazine in 1910. The story tells of childhood emotions and experiences while keeping the central theme - if something is cared for, it will thrive.
The Secret Garden introduces us to a sour little girl, Mary Lennox, who is NOT a pleasure to be around. In fact, she yells like a little princess, can't make friends, and simply despises everything.
She remains quite contrary until she helps her garden grow - and finds someone worse off than herself to bring along for the ride.
Burnett was a British American novelist and playwright, best known for her novels Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. She regularly found inspiration through her observations of nature and the walled gardens at Maytham Hall in Kent England.
The American Magazine published the first edition of The Secret Garden in 1910
First Edition Identification
The book was first published by Heinemann in London in 1911 with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson as a British edition. The first American edition was published by Fredrick A Stokes and Company with illustration by Maria Louise Kirk. The original British edition features green cloth with gilt titles & decoration to the upperboard and spine. This can be identified by a publication date on the front panel. The First American released two editions simultaneously, one featuring the publisher’s green cloth with illustration only on the upper board and gilt lettering to the spine. The other in blue cloth without illustrations.
Details
- Title The Secret Garden
- Author Frances Hodgson Burnett; Robin Lawrie (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 298
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books
- Date 2011-09-29
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780142419618 / 0142419613
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 8.59 x 5.79 x 1.1 in (21.82 x 14.71 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 970
- Library of Congress subjects People with disabilities, Gardens
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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The Secret Garden
by Burnett, Frances
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780142419618 / 0142419613
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