The Secret Garden
Opening the door into the innermost places of the heart, The Secret Garden is a timeless classic that has left generations of readers with warm lifelong memories of its magical charms. First published in 1911, this poignant tale tells the story of a lonely little girl orphaned and sent to a Yorkshire mansion on a vast lonely moor. Overcoming fear with the help of a local boy, an invalid, and a mysterious abandoned garden, Mary discovers the beauty of life itself. With an Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert.
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Opening the door into the innermost places of the heart The Secret Garden is a timeless classic that has left generations of readers with warm lifelong memories of its magical charms.
When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen…
So begins the famous opening of one of the worlds best-loved childrens stories. First published in 1911 this is the poignant tale of a lonely little girl orphaned and sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first she is frightened by this gloomy place but with the help of the local boy Dickon who earns the trust of the moors wild animals with his honesty and love the invalid Colin a spoiled unhappy boy terrified of life and a mysterious abandoned garden Mary is eventually overcome by the mystery of life itselfits birth and renewal its love and joy.
With an Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert
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Brand: Signet Classics
Publisher Date: 07/01/2003
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Dimensions: 6.75 x 4.19
UPC: 9780451528834
Pages: 288
