Misselthwaite Manor has a secret. Hidden in its gloomy grounds, concealed by thorns and ivy, is a magical garden. It has been locked for ten years and will remain so until the arrival of Mary Lennox.

Spoilt, selfish and disagreeable, the young orphan is determined to like nothing and nobody. But try as she might, Mary cannot resist the mystery of the secret garden. So, when a friendly robin leads her to the missing key, the door is opened at long last.

With the help of Dickon, a village boy who can tame the wildest of animals, and her sickly cousin, Colin, Mary starts to heal not only the land but also her lonely heart. And as flowers begin to bloom again, the magic of the secret garden unfurls...

Part of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester, England, but moved to America as a teenager when her family fell on hard times. There she began writing stories for magazines in order to earn money and soon became a successful novelist. She is best known for creating timeless children's books such as The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-12
Mått:129 x 198 x 27 mm
Vikt:288 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Pushkin Children's Deluxe Classics
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Pushkin Press
ISBN:9781782695479

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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester and moved to America in her teens, when her family fell on hard times. She began writing around the same time, publishing stories in magazines and helping to keep the household afloat with the money she earned. As well as her beloved novels for children, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy, she wrote stage plays and novels for adults. Twice married and twice divorced, she had two sons and lived in Paris and Washington, DC, before settling in upstate New York, where she died.

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The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf

Innehållsförteckning

I There Is No One Left 7II Mistress Mary Quite Contrary 14III Across the Moor 24IV Martha 30V The Cry in the Corridor 50VI ‘There Was Someone Crying – There Was!’ 58VII The Key of the Garden 67VIII The Robin Who Showed the Way 75IX The Strangest House Anyone Ever Lived In 85X Dickon 97XI The Nest of the Missel Thrush 111XII ‘Might I Have a Bit of Earth?’ 121XIII ‘I Am Colin’ 132XIV A Young Rajah 148XV Nest Building 162XVI ‘I Won’t! Said Mary 176XVII A Tantrum 185XVIII ‘Tha’ Munnot Waste No Time’ 194XIX ‘It Has Come!’ 203XX ‘I Shall Live For Ever – and Ever – and Ever!’ 216XXI Ben Weatherstaff 226XXII When the Sun Went Down 239XXIII Magic 246XXIV ‘Let Them Laugh’ 261XXV The Curtain 276XXVI ‘It’s Mother!’ 285XXVII In the Garden 297