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The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson BurnettAggregate Editorial Score41/100
BBC Big Read
Published 1911256 pagesEnglish
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a landmark work of children's books, first published in 1911. Orphan Mary Lennox, sent to a gloomy Yorkshire manor, discovers a locked garden that transforms both her and the sickly boy who lives in the house. Burnett's beloved novel is a celebration of the healing power of nature and the possibility of renewal. Themes of garden, healing, nature run through the work. The book has received recognition from BBC Big Read 1911.
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