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by Frances Hodgson Burnett


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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
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fingerprint! Publishing
  • ISBN 9789386538994 / 9386538997
  • Weight 0.44 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.72 x 5.12 x 0.87 in (19.61 x 13.00 x 2.21 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 920
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Born in Cheetham, Manchester, England, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) developed her love for reading at a very young age. In 1868, Burnett's first story was published in Godey's Lady's Book. She had begun writing for a livelihood and wrote non-stop. Her stories were being published on a regular basis in Peterson's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and Scribner's Monthly.
That Lass o' Lowrie' s, her first full-length novel, was published in 1877. She started writing children's fiction after meeting Louisa May Alcott and Mary Mapes Dodge-- the editor of St. Nicholas, a children's magazine. Many of her short works were published in this magazine.
She also wrote and published adult fiction, which included Louisiana (1880), A Fair Barbarian (1881), and Through One Administration (1883). Her play Esmerelda (1881) was nineteenth century's
longest running play on Broadway. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) was Burnett's first children's novel. It established Burnett's reputation as a writer. Burnett published The Secret Garden in 1911. A classic of children's literature, it became one of her most popular novels. Burnett's other noteworthy works include The Lost Prince (1915), The White People (1917), The Head of the House of Coombe (1922) and its sequel, Robin (1922). "

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