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The Secret Garden
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Set in early 20th-century England, the novel follows the experiences of an orphaned girl who is sent to her uncle's estate in Yorkshire. The story centres on her discovery of a previously locked and neglected garden, which has remained closed for a decade. As she begins to tend the garden, the narrative depicts her interactions with local children and her bedridden cousin, leading to their collective efforts to revive the space. The novel portrays themes of healing, character growth, and the restorative power of nature, set against the backdrop of a rural British estate.
Published in 1911, it belongs to the children's literature genre and reflects Edwardian societal attitudes toward childhood and the natural world. The book combines realistic elements with a gentle moral message, emphasising the importance of companionship, perseverance, and the nurturing qualities of the natural environment. Its setting and characterisation are rooted in British cultural context of the early 20th century.
Published in 1911, it belongs to the children's literature genre and reflects Edwardian societal attitudes toward childhood and the natural world. The book combines realistic elements with a gentle moral message, emphasising the importance of companionship, perseverance, and the nurturing qualities of the natural environment. Its setting and characterisation are rooted in British cultural context of the early 20th century.
From the opening pages
"IT SEEMED SCARCELY BEARABLE TO LEAVE SUCH DELIGHTFULNESS"— Page 231 THE SECRET GARDEN BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT Author of " The Shuttle ," " The Making of a Marchioness ," " The Methods of Lady Walderhurst ," " That Lass o' Lowries ," " Through One Administration ," " Little Lord Fauntleroy " " A Lady of Quality ," etc. NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1911, by Frances Hodgson Burnett Copyright, 1910, 1911, by The Phillips Publishing Co. All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. August, 1911. CONTENTS I There is No One Left 1 II Mistress Mary Quite Contrary 10 III Across the Moor 23 IV Martha 30 V The Cry in the Corridor 55 VI " There Was Some One Crying—There Was! " 65 VII The Key of the Garden 75 VIII The Robin Who Showed the Way 85 IX The Strangest House Any One Ever Lived in 97 X Dickon 111 XI The Nest of the Missel Thrush 128 XII " Might I Have a Bit of Earth ?" 140 XIII " I am Colin " 153 XIV A Young Rajah 172 XV Nest Building 189 XVI " I Won't!" Said Mary 207 XVII A Tantrum 218 XVIII " Tha' Munnot Waste No Time " 229 XIX " It Has Come !" 239 XX " I Shall Live Forever—and Ever—and Ever !" 255 XXI Ben Weatherstaff 268 XXII When the Sun Went Down 284 XXIII Magic 292 XXIV " Let Them Laugh " 310 XXV The Curtain 328 XXVI " It's Mother! " 339 XXVII In the Garden 353 THE SECRET GARDEN THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when…
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