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The Secret Garden

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Introduction by Alice Sebold

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Introduction by Alice Sebold

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Read by Finola Hughes

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Read by Finola Hughes

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Read by Finola Hughes

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Read by Finola Hughes

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Nov 11, 2003 | ISBN 9780812969986 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Mass Market Paperback $5.95

Jan 01, 1987 | ISBN 9780553212013 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Nov 27, 2007 | ISBN 9780553904383 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Dec 14, 2010 | 503 Minutes | 6-9 years

Audiobook Download $18.00

Dec 14, 2010 | 503 Minutes | 6-9 years

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    About The Secret Garden

    “The Secret Garden should be on every child’s bookshelf.”—Amanda Craig, The Time
     
    An enchanting story of transformation and compassion, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is widely considered to be one of the most important works of children’s literature. After her parents die of cholera, Mary Lennox, a difficult and sickly little girl, is brought from India to her mysterious uncle’s sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Mary continues in her self-absorbed ways until one day she discovers a hidden and neglected garden adjoining her uncle’s mansion. When she meets Ben Weatherstaff, a curt but gentle gardener, and discovers her hidden-away invalid cousin, Colin Craven, the three come together to tend the garden, and Mary’s life—as well as the lives of those around her—begins to change in unforeseen ways.

    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition published in 1911. 

    Praise for The Secret Garden

    “It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.”—The New York Times

    About The Secret Garden

    “The Secret Garden should be on every child’s bookshelf.”—Amanda Craig, The Time
     
    An enchanting story of transformation and compassion, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is widely considered to be one of the most important works of children’s literature. After her parents die of cholera, Mary Lennox, a difficult and sickly little girl, is brought from India to her mysterious uncle’s sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Mary continues in her self-absorbed ways until one day she discovers a hidden and neglected garden adjoining her uncle’s mansion. When she meets Ben Weatherstaff, a curt but gentle gardener, and discovers her hidden-away invalid cousin, Colin Craven, the three come together to tend the garden, and Mary’s life—as well as the lives of those around her—begins to change in unforeseen ways.

    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition published in 1911. 

    Praise for The Secret Garden

    “It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.”—The New York Times

    About The Secret Garden

    “The Secret Garden should be on every child’s bookshelf.”—Amanda Craig, The Time
     
    An enchanting story of transformation and compassion, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is widely considered to be one of the most important works of children’s literature. After her parents die of cholera, Mary Lennox, a difficult and sickly little girl, is brought from India to her mysterious uncle’s sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Mary continues in her self-absorbed ways until one day she discovers a hidden and neglected garden adjoining her uncle’s mansion. When she meets Ben Weatherstaff, a curt but gentle gardener, and discovers her hidden-away invalid cousin, Colin Craven, the three come together to tend the garden, and Mary’s life—as well as the lives of those around her—begins to change in unforeseen ways.

    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition published in 1911. 

    Praise for The Secret Garden

    “It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.”—The New York Times

    About The Secret Garden

    Few children’s classics can match the charm and originality of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, the unforgettable story of sullen, sulky Mary Lennox, “the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.” When a cholera epidemic leaves her as an orphan, Mary is sent to England to live with her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven, at Misselthwaite Manor. Unloved and unloving, Mary wanders the desolate moors until one day she chances upon the door of a secret garden. What follows is one of the most beautiful tales of transformation in children’s literature, as Mary her sickly and tyrannical cousin Colin and a peasant boy named Dickson secretly strive to make the garden bloom once more.

    A unique blend of realism and magic, The Secret Garden remains a moving expression of every child’s need to nurture and be nurtured—a story that has captured for all time the rare and enchanted world of childhood.

    About The Secret Garden

    Few children’s classics can match the charm and originality of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, the unforgettable story of sullen, sulky Mary Lennox, “the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.” When a cholera epidemic leaves her as an orphan, Mary is sent to England to live with her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven, at Misselthwaite Manor. Unloved and unloving, Mary wanders the desolate moors until one day she chances upon the door of a secret garden. What follows is one of the most beautiful tales of transformation in children’s literature, as Mary her sickly and tyrannical cousin Colin and a peasant boy named Dickson secretly strive to make the garden bloom once more.

    A unique blend of realism and magic, The Secret Garden remains a moving expression of every child’s need to nurture and be nurtured—a story that has captured for all time the rare and enchanted world of childhood.

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    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Classics | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $10.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Nov 11, 2003 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780812969986

    Category: Classics

    Mass Market Paperback | $5.95
    Published by Bantam Classics
    Jan 01, 1987 | 304 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553212013

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Classics | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Bantam Classics
    Nov 27, 2007 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780553904383

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    CD | $25.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 14, 2010 | 503 Minutes | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780307746108

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 14, 2010 | 503 Minutes | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780307746115

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