The Secret Garden

Name: The Secret Garden
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.27 (45 reviews)
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
ISBN: 9780307746115

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Finola Hughes

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 12/14/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Classic Children's Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

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 Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849– 1924) was born in Manchester, England, but moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, as a teenager. She wrote more than forty books and is most famous for Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden—the last of which was mostly written during a visit to an English country house where a walled-in rose garden served as her work space.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on August 13, 2024

The Secret Garden has been such a delightful read during the cold, dreary winter months. Who else is looking forward to the wonder of spring, the greenery, and warmer weather? The title "The Secret Garden" almost overshadows the magnificent characters. Colin always had at his disposal the grounds and......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on May 17, 2021

100 days into 2021 and 100 books have been read. Check out my latest BookTube Video to see which ones are my fave!The Written Review Orphaned Mary Lennox had a sour face, bitter temperment and dismal dispostion. But could you blame her? Nine years old and she was barely shown an ounce of affecti......more

Goodreads review by Danila on May 20, 2024

This book is an ode to love, friendship and the unsurpassed beauty found in nature that fills every one of us with hope. It is inspiring, tender and guarantees the reader is going to relive the magic when you delve into the pages of this tale and find it as enchantingly satisfying as you expected. T......more

Goodreads review by Ruby on January 25, 2021

I cannot believe this took me so long to read. In the spirit of A Little Princess, this story recognises the characteristics we must prize most as human beings. The book follows contrary Mary Lennox as she learns a very important lesson from a very secret garden.......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on July 17, 2016

Love love love Also: counting this as my first BookTubeAThon read even if I read only 2 pages during the actual readathon, I NEED ALL THE BOOKS I CAN GET......more

Quotes

"This adaptation has its own special appeal. Although considerably shorter than the original, it remains faithful to the plot. Allen's oversize chalk drawings are handsome. Children sometimes pass over Burnett's story because by the time they are able to read it, they are no longer interested in the subject. For them, this adaptation will work well."—Booklist