‘The Secret Garden’ is one of three children’s novels Frances Burnett is best known for. Climax: Mary’s discovery of the secret garden Colin standing on his feet for the first time.įrances Hodgson Burnett and The Secret Garden.Genre: Coming of Age/Philosophical novel/Spiritual.Literary period: The naturalist period.Before then, it was published by an American magazine sometime in 1910. Published: First published as a novel in 1911.Where/when it was written: England in 1898.As a creative writer, she possessed the ability to keep her readers spellbound. Frances Hodgson Burnett, who was formally educated, was a gifted storyteller from childhood. The novel takes place in England and was written in 1898. She’s taken to live with an uncle, where she starts a totally new and different life. A child whose wealthy background but lack of parental love and attention makes her hostile has her privilege snatched when her parents die. The popularity of this novel bears witness to its universal appeal and its timeless hold on the imagination.īath Treasury of Children's Classics are beautifully presented in a cloth bound cover, with distinctive coloured edges and ribbon bookmark.‘The Secret Garden‘ by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a fascinating book that challenges your imagination. 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.
In doing so, Mary finds a purpose and an excitement in her lonely existence. She sets her mind to bringing it back to life. In exploring the grounds Mary finds the key to the locked garden which is neglected and overrun with weeds. But now the scene is set for her transformation and the introduction of the author's engaging theme of rejuvenation and renewal. She dislikes her new home and the people living in it. Initially Mary is seen as a rude, aggressive and selfish child. 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. It is regarded as one of the best children's books written in the twentieth century. Frances Burnett Hodgson's novel The Secret Garden is both intriguing and uplifting.
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