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Synopsis
Hear The Secret Garden
Read by Jenny Agutter, who appeared in Peter Pan with the British National Theatre.
Mary Lennox doesn't want to move to England to live with her uncle, but she has no choice. At first she hates her uncle's cold house, the gardens and moors that surround it and the servants with their funny way of talking. And at night she hears a child crying, but the servants insist it's only the wind. Curious in spite of herself, Mary wanders the house and gardens and discovers that both are full of secrets.
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Synopsis
"The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf."--Amanda Craig, The Time An enchanting story of transformation and compassion, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden is widely considered to be one of the most important works of children's literature. After her parents die of cholera, Mary Lennox, a difficult and sickly little girl, is brought from India to her mysterious uncle's sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Mary continues in her self-absorbed ways until one day she discovers a hidden and neglected garden adjoining her uncle's mansion. When she meets Ben Weatherstaff, a curt but gentle gardener, and discovers her hidden-away invalid cousin, Colin Craven, the three come together to tend the garden, and Mary's life--as well as the lives of those around her--begins to change in unforeseen ways.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition published in 1911.
Praise for The Secret Garden
"It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted."--The New York Times
Synopsis
Moore draws on her own love of the English countryside to create breathtaking illustrations for this classic retelling of Burnett's beloved story. Full color.
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.
Inga Moore is a distinguished author and illustrator of childrens books whose illustrated titles include THE RELUCTANT DRAGON, HORSE TALES, and an acclaimed version of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. She lives in England.