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The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

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  • Author：Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Summary

The classic English children’s novel of three young friends and one special garden， stunningly reimagined in a deluxe full-color edition， illustrated with beautiful artwork and unique interactive features created by the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise， MinaLima—sure to delight fans of the live action film versions coming in 2018 from Disney and Universal Studios。

After tragedy leaves Mary Lennox orphaned， the bratty ten-year-old British girl is sent from her home in India to Yorkshire， to live with Archibald Craven， a distant uncle whom she has never met。

At first， life in the isolated Misselthwaite Manor is as cold and desolate as the bleak moor outside her window。 Then Mary learns the story of the late Mrs。 Craven， the estate’s mistress， who spent hours in a walled garden tending to her roses。 Mrs。 Craven died after an accident in the garden， and her forlorn husband forbid anyone to enter it again， locking it and burying the key。 The tale piques Mary’s curiosity and inspires her to find this secret garden， a search that introduces her to new friends， including a robin redbreast; Dickson， a twelve-year-old boy with a kindness to animals; and Colin， her secluded sickly first-cousin。 Spending time in the garden transforms Mary and Colin and ultimately， life at Misselthwaite Manor itself。

Originally published in 1911， Frances Hodgson Burnett’s poignant story has captured reader’s hearts for more than a century。 Part of Harper Design’s series of deluxe reimagined children’s classics， this captivating unabridged gift edition takes readers on a memorable journey that teaches them lessons about hardship， friendship， happiness， and restoration。

Illustrated throughout， The Secret Garden comes with ten interactive features， including:

A layout of the Manor House and grounds
A map of the Secret Garden
A dial showing how plants grow throughout the season
A cut-out paper doll of Mary and her clothes
A removable letter to Dickon from his older sister， the maid who tells Mary the story of the garden

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Reviews

Rosemarie Albao ，

Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more

Wahyuni Abtiyasari ，

Love it

Ronron08 ，

This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more

Dina T ，

Бульварное чтиво。 В первый раз встречаю такой жанр в английской литературе почти 19 го века。 Не думаю что дело в переводе （хотя фишка йорширского диалекта утеряна）。 Для детей: ни ярких героев， ни событий， ни приключений。 Для остальных: ни глубины， ни атмосферы， ни диалогов， ни юмора。 Сюжет предсказуем в самом начале。 И прочие атрибуты бульварного романа。 Единственные положительные моменты - это пропаганда полезности свежего воздуха и детского труда。 Если бы я все-таки это читала детям， то только Бульварное чтиво。 В первый раз встречаю такой жанр в английской литературе почти 19 го века。 Не думаю что дело в переводе （хотя фишка йорширского диалекта утеряна）。 Для детей: ни ярких героев， ни событий， ни приключений。 Для остальных: ни глубины， ни атмосферы， ни диалогов， ни юмора。 Сюжет предсказуем в самом начале。 И прочие атрибуты бульварного романа。 Единственные положительные моменты - это пропаганда полезности свежего воздуха и детского труда。 Если бы я все-таки это читала детям， то только вслух， с выражением， прибавлением красок в статичных сценах и убавлением местами излишней грубости。 。。。more

Jan Brattain ，

Why had I never read this before？ Now I have and I loved it！ Such a lovely story of the joy and health to be found in nature。

Princess Gomez ，

“Best Books I’ve Read。 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Rebecca Gray ，

Brilliant。

Aylin Kuhls ，

Eigentlich dachte ich immer， ich hätte dieses Buch schon mal als Kind gelesen， so bekannt erschien mir die Geschichte um Mary Lennox und den geheimen Garten。 Aber während der Lektüre wurde mir immer mehr bewusst， das dies nicht so war。 Vermutlich trieben mich die Szenen aus der Verfilmung zu dieser Annahme， den ich als Kind einmal gesehen habe。Die Geschichte nun endlich auch mal zu lesen， war， wie so oft bei Klassikern， eine erstaunliche Erkenntnis。 So viel Feinehit und Tiefgang hatte ich gar ni Eigentlich dachte ich immer， ich hätte dieses Buch schon mal als Kind gelesen， so bekannt erschien mir die Geschichte um Mary Lennox und den geheimen Garten。 Aber während der Lektüre wurde mir immer mehr bewusst， das dies nicht so war。 Vermutlich trieben mich die Szenen aus der Verfilmung zu dieser Annahme， den ich als Kind einmal gesehen habe。Die Geschichte nun endlich auch mal zu lesen， war， wie so oft bei Klassikern， eine erstaunliche Erkenntnis。 So viel Feinehit und Tiefgang hatte ich gar nicht erwartet。 Und wieder mal wurde ich sehr positiv von Frances Hodges Burnett （von der ich erst im Dezmeber "Der kleine Lord" gelesen habe） und ihrem feinfühligen Schreibstil überrascht。Mit gefällt ihre Sicht auf die Welt der Kinder und wie diese die Welt wahrnehmen sehr。 Der Enstehungszeit ist natürlich geschuldet， dass die Geschichte sher langsam erzählt ist und viele Themen etwas zu moralisch präsentiert werden， aber dennoch hatte ich nie den Eindruck， dass der moralische Finger allzuhoch erhoben wurde， weil die Moral in vielen Fällen von den Kindern selbst kommt und nicht von Erwachsenen indoktriniert wird。Mein absolutes Highlight waren in diesem Fall jedoch die Illustrationen von Robert Ingpen， die die Knesebeck Jubiliäumsausgabe zu einem ganz besonderen Schmuckstück machen。 Immer wieder habe ich beim lesen innergehalten um noch etwas an den wunderschönen Zeichnungen zu verweilen， die so atmosphärisch sind， dass ich immer wieder den Eindruck hatte， selbst mitten drin zu sein， in dem verlassenen Herrenaus und dem fast magischen， geheimen Garten。 。。。more

Isabella Hernandez ，

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhThe secret gardenOne of my first thick books。 I loved this book。 Highly recommend！

Kerry Favara ，

Every child and adult should read this book。 Got me into the magic of gardening and nature。

windy poplars ，

Loved this - such a sweet story about learning to love life。 Reminiscent if Anne of Green Gables but this time it's the children that learn how to live not the adults！ Gardens， nature， exercise， laughter， curiosity， appetite - life！ This book made me smile and laugh and be so happy to be alive in springtime。 Perfect outdoor， early spring story。 Loved this - such a sweet story about learning to love life。 Reminiscent if Anne of Green Gables but this time it's the children that learn how to live not the adults！ Gardens， nature， exercise， laughter， curiosity， appetite - life！ This book made me smile and laugh and be so happy to be alive in springtime。 Perfect outdoor， early spring story。 。。。more

Wander Wall ，

This piece is beautifully written。 If you have some great pieces like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Amanda ，

Favourite childhood story！！！！

Emma Dorsey ，

“‘Never thee stop believin' in th' Big Good Thing an' knowin' th' world's full of it--an' call it what tha' likes。 Tha' wert singin' to it when I come into th' garden。’” -Frances Hodges Burnett， “The Secret Garden”Like “A Little Princess” by Frances Hodges Burnett， which I read right before “The Secret Garden，” this story explores what it means to live life when it has deprived you of some kind of privilege。 Burnett allows her characters to dwell in these pits of despair so that they can learn t “‘Never thee stop believin' in th' Big Good Thing an' knowin' th' world's full of it--an' call it what tha' likes。 Tha' wert singin' to it when I come into th' garden。’” -Frances Hodges Burnett， “The Secret Garden”Like “A Little Princess” by Frances Hodges Burnett， which I read right before “The Secret Garden，” this story explores what it means to live life when it has deprived you of some kind of privilege。 Burnett allows her characters to dwell in these pits of despair so that they can learn to live life fully， in spite of their life’s misgivings。 While both Sara （“A Little Princess”） and Colin （“The Secret Garden”） earn their happy endings， they wouldn’t get there without recognizing the morality and philosophy that Burnett preaches behind the curtain so-to-speak。 While I liked the story of “A Little Princess” more， I liked the philosophy of “The Secret Garden” better。 Interesting， right？！ To me， Burnett’s ideas were reminiscent of poet Mary Oliver’s thinking in this story， as the characters （especially Colin） explore the true entity of “God” and what that means for many different types of thinkers。 Burnett brilliantly and furtively utilizes children characters who have not been introduced to Christian theology in order to demonstrate the purity and morality of their secular thinking to an overtly Christian， early 20th century audience。 Like Mary Oliver， it is clear Burnett believes that the Holy Spirit is “Magic” we can all feel， no matter what we may label it as。 More so， that we can all experience in the more simple aspects of life， like: with the growth of any living thing， with the sun shining on our faces， with the wind blowing in our hair。 Burnett illustrates the true peace that accompanies this way of thinking， in believing that we can all experience “God” （or whatever you may call this Magic”） in all our relative “Gardens。” （Isn’t it sad to think how many wars have been fought over what we should call this— when it’s an individual experience we can all have with nature？）I learned about this type of philosophy when I took a philosophy class on happiness with an Israeli visiting professor at UCLA—which is how I could connect the dots from Burnett’s thinking to Oliver’s。 What’s truly incredible is that Burnett published this book 20 years before Oliver was even born。 This is why Burnett’s morally-grounded， philosophically explorative， entertaining， empathetic stories will stand the test of time; and I for one， aim to help these books reach new eyes and ears as long as I’m around。 Burnett’s ideas are extremely progressive for her time and I believe her to be one of the most underrated authors of the 20th century。 “‘Then something began pushing things up out of the soil and making things out of nothing。 One day things weren’t there and another they were。 I had never watched things before and it made me feel very curious。 Scientific people are always curious and I am going to be scientific。 I keep saying to myself， ‘What is it？ What is it？’ It’s something。 It can’t be nothing！ I don’t know its name so I call it Magic。 I have never seen the sun rise but Mary and Dickon have and from what they tell me I am sure that is Magic too。 Something pushes it up and draws it。 Sometimes since I’ve been in the garden I’ve looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something were pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breathe fast。 Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing。 Everything is made out of Magic， leaves and trees， flowers and birds， badgers and foxes and squirrels and people。 So it must be all around us。 In this garden—in all the places。’” -Frances Hodges Burnett， “The Secret Garden” 。。。more

Benjamin Jordan ，

Longer and slower than I was anticipating， but overall enjoyable。

Jamerson ，

Um conto de fadas sem fadas。Em uma linguagem fluída e prazerosa o livro nos traz uma história simples em enredo mas riquíssima em aprendizados que nos são apresentados de forma tão imersiva que uma mera lida não é o suficiente para abstrair cada detalhe。"Duas coisas não poder ocupar o mesmo lugar no espaço。 Onde se cultiva uma rosa， não crescem cardos。" Um conto de fadas sem fadas。Em uma linguagem fluída e prazerosa o livro nos traz uma história simples em enredo mas riquíssima em aprendizados que nos são apresentados de forma tão imersiva que uma mera lida não é o suficiente para abstrair cada detalhe。"Duas coisas não poder ocupar o mesmo lugar no espaço。 Onde se cultiva uma rosa， não crescem cardos。" 。。。more

Robert Hepple ，

First published in 1911， 'The Secret Garden' is a tale of a spoilt young， sent to live at the mansion home of a weird uncle in Yorkshire following the death from cholera of her parents and everyone else around her。 Whilst the plot is at times sickly sweet， the fine style of writing makes up for much and makes for an enjoyable and quick read。 It has some elements of great humour， such as when the main character learns to speak with a Yorkshire accent in order to fit in， and compares her efforts t First published in 1911， 'The Secret Garden' is a tale of a spoilt young， sent to live at the mansion home of a weird uncle in Yorkshire following the death from cholera of her parents and everyone else around her。 Whilst the plot is at times sickly sweet， the fine style of writing makes up for much and makes for an enjoyable and quick read。 It has some elements of great humour， such as when the main character learns to speak with a Yorkshire accent in order to fit in， and compares her efforts to learning to speak French - an observation as true today as it was in 1911。 A true classic， for once deserving of that oft-abused description。 。。。more

Felicity ，

One of my favourite classics

Kayleigh ，

There is something lovely and strange about this story。 The garden descriptions are amazing and the feeling of the excitement of growing plants is so recognisable。 It is so strange to see two spoiled kids came to love gardening。 After a while it didn't felt like Mary's story but Collin。 There is something lovely and strange about this story。 The garden descriptions are amazing and the feeling of the excitement of growing plants is so recognisable。 It is so strange to see two spoiled kids came to love gardening。 After a while it didn't felt like Mary's story but Collin。 。。。more

Kristien Willems ，

Sprookjesachtig verhaal。

Arunima ，

Racist and boring really。 All the stars are for Dickon， a few instances when it made me forget how boring it really is and that one page about living forever and ever。

Jennifer Iba ，

A favorite childhood book。 My portrait my parents had painted of me has me holding this book as the painter said it had to be one I would or could read again and again as he worked on the painting

Beth Jones ，

I’m so glad I finally picked up this book as recommended to me by Alex， as it is her favourite book！ Thank you Alex for all of your encouragement when it came to finally getting me to pick this one up， I really enjoyed it。As you’ve probably picked up by now， I didn’t read many children’s classics when I was an actual child， and I’m only getting around to reading them now。 I find this to be hit and miss， but The Secret Garden has been one of my favourites so far in this little experiment。 I reall I’m so glad I finally picked up this book as recommended to me by Alex， as it is her favourite book！ Thank you Alex for all of your encouragement when it came to finally getting me to pick this one up， I really enjoyed it。As you’ve probably picked up by now， I didn’t read many children’s classics when I was an actual child， and I’m only getting around to reading them now。 I find this to be hit and miss， but The Secret Garden has been one of my favourites so far in this little experiment。 I really enjoyed so much about this book！ All I knew is that there was a garden （I wonder how I figured that out？） and that this book followed a little girl。 Who knew how much more this book had to offer？It made her think that it was curious how much nicer a person looked when he smiled。Firstly， I loved the character of Mary。 She moves to Yorkshire from India at the start of this story to live in her Uncle’s house。 She is rude to everyone， very spoilt and arrogant to all those she meets。 However， she learns so much about people and herself throughout this story， which I loved。 She has a genuine redemption arc which was a joy to read about， and she’s not the only character who does。 Many of the characters throughout this story grew and learned about how to treat other people。 It was beautiful， and I loved their friendships with each other and the adults around them。The garden itself was also a delight， and I could visualise the beautiful plants and flowers。 I loved the symbolisation of the growth of the garden reflected in the characters， and watching the garden grow with them was so lovely。 I read this book over a few days， and I read 300 pages of it in a day as part of a readathon。 I actually found my enjoyment of the book grew the longer I was reading it， as it just felt like the perfect amount of time to immerse myself in the story。 It was so easy to carry on reading as there was so many hints and mysteries dropped throughout the book， and I just wanted to find out what was going to be revealed next。She had not thought of it before。Although this book wasn’t perfect， and I sadly felt a little disconnected in the last few pages， there is so much to love about this book。 It had the most beautiful， immersive surroundings and lovable characters。 I think I would have really loved it as a child！★★★★4 out of 5 stars-BethMay your shelves forever overflow with books！ ☽ 。。。more

i'm a reader ，

This is the kind of book that kindles my childhood nostalgia even though I only read this book for the first time in my late teens。 This book made me feel like a child again。After reading this book， I understood why it is well-loved and is people's favorite children's classics。 It is a well-structured novel with distinct and likable characters and vivid settings; and has timeless themes about love， growth， friendship， and healing that everyone must-read。 This is the kind of book that kindles my childhood nostalgia even though I only read this book for the first time in my late teens。 This book made me feel like a child again。After reading this book， I understood why it is well-loved and is people's favorite children's classics。 It is a well-structured novel with distinct and likable characters and vivid settings; and has timeless themes about love， growth， friendship， and healing that everyone must-read。 。。。more

Anna Smith ，

I don't know how Burnett turned a simple story about a few kids and a garden into such a beautiful， heart warming， eye opening， meaningful， wonderfully crafted classic， but she did。 I don't know how Burnett turned a simple story about a few kids and a garden into such a beautiful， heart warming， eye opening， meaningful， wonderfully crafted classic， but she did。 。。。more

Diane ，

One of my all time favorite books since childhood。

Jessica Barros ，

⭐5。0⭐Adorei a história。 É um livro juvenil e gostosinho de ler， achei a linguagem madura para o publico alvo mas não que seja ruim。 Amei o crescimento da Mary e do Colin， Dickon é meu menino ♥ Recomendo esse livro pra quem quer uma história juvenil de aquecer o coração， pois pra mim ele cumpriu seu papel！É valido dizer também que a edição da Zahar está maravilhosa！ A apresentação da vida de Frances Burnett pelo grande Rodrigo Lacerda é um espetáculo。"Onde se cultiva uma rosa Não crescem cardos。" ⭐5。0⭐Adorei a história。 É um livro juvenil e gostosinho de ler， achei a linguagem madura para o publico alvo mas não que seja ruim。 Amei o crescimento da Mary e do Colin， Dickon é meu menino ♥ Recomendo esse livro pra quem quer uma história juvenil de aquecer o coração， pois pra mim ele cumpriu seu papel！É valido dizer também que a edição da Zahar está maravilhosa！ A apresentação da vida de Frances Burnett pelo grande Rodrigo Lacerda é um espetáculo。"Onde se cultiva uma rosa Não crescem cardos。" 。。。more

Lindalee ，

A bit outdated and it was easy to predict the outcome but I enjoyed the relationship among the children and the description of the garden and the growing things。

Amani ，

A book that truly fills you with life， light and joy <3！ The nostalgia it aroused in me was priceless。To feel alive every time Colin screamed "I am alive， and I shall live for ever and ever and ever" 🤍（the first few pages of the last chapter were my personal Favorite）。 A book that truly fills you with life， light and joy <3！ The nostalgia it aroused in me was priceless。To feel alive every time Colin screamed "I am alive， and I shall live for ever and ever and ever" 🤍（the first few pages of the last chapter were my personal Favorite）。 。。。more

Margherita B ，

Un libro che ti fa crescere， così come cresce Mary pagina dopo pagina。 Ti fa aprire gli occhi e apprezzare le piccole cose della vita。

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