The Secret Garden (1909) is possibly Frances Hodgson Burnett's most
treasured children's novel, a story of miraculous rediscovery of
joy and positive life-force magic.
Mary Lennox, a bitter and spoiled upper-class child, orphaned in
India, is sent back to England to live with her reclusive uncle Mr.
Craven at his manor. At first, Mary is "quite contrary" and a
scourge of the household, until the gentle magic of the countryside
and those who work the earth begins to have its effect on her.
Since her uncle is mostly away on travels, Mary begins to run wild,
and makes many discoveries on the estate grounds, including a
secret walled-off garden that has been locked up and forbidden for
anyone to enter. She finds the key by accident when watching the
antics of a wild bird, then discovers the hidden door, and starts
exploring.
But the garden is not the only secret in the household. The
crying at night that Mary occasionally hears in the manor belongs
to a mysterious young invalid boy Colin, locked away not unlike the
garden itself.
Spring is coming. Mary and Colin meet, their tempers collide and
explode in vital bloom as does the garden, and at last, oh-so many
things are brought back to life.
A life-affirming, beloved classic for all ages.
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