The Secret Garden (Wordsworth Classics) - Softcover

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840227540 ISBN 13: 9781840227543

Verlag: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2018

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Frances Burnett Hodgsons novel The Secret Garden is both intriguing and uplifting. It is regarded as one of the best childrens books written in the twentieth century.Mary Lennox, a sickly ten year old girl, adrift in the world after both her mother and father die is sent to Yorkshire to live with an uncle whom she has never met, at his isolated house, Misselthwaite Manor. Initially Mary is seen as a rude, aggressive and selfish child. She dislikes her new home and the people living in it. But now the scene is set for her transformation and the introduction of the authors engaging theme of rejuvenation and renewal. In exploring the grounds Mary finds the key to the locked garden which is neglected and overrun with weeds. She sets her mind to bringing it back to life. In doing so, Mary finds a purpose and an excitement in her lonely existence. However, apart from the garden, there are other secrets to be revealed at Misselthwaite Manor such as the strange cries in the night and the identity of Colin, a disabled boy, whom she discovers in the hidden bedroom.

The popularity of this novel bears witness to its universal appeal and its timeless hold on the imagination.

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Mary is a tough feisty character, who manages to turn a whole household, and the lives of those in it, completely upside down... The book is brim full of magic and joy. --Sunday Telegraph

Biografía del autor:

Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849. After living in poverty, she emigrated to the US in 1865. She wrote over forty books; the best-known today are The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. She died in 1924.

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• Verlag: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1840227540
• ISBN 13: 9781840227543
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224