The Secret Garden
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- £0.49
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- £0.49
Publisher Description
The beloved children's classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett in a beautiful full-length edition featuring the original cover. When spoiled, wealthy Mary Lennox finds herself orphaned and sent to her uncle's great mansion, she must find a way to pass the days. Mary soon comes upon a secret garden and its lost key, a mystery. With the help of a robin and a few enthusiastic friends, Mary works hard to bring the garden back to life and changes the lives of those around her in the process. Poetose Press is committed to publishing texts with a deep awareness of and sensitivity to its diverse readers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Soothing and mellifluous, native Briton Bailey's voice proves an excellent instrument for polishing up a new edition of Burnett's story. Bratty and spoiled Mary Lennox is orphaned when her parents fall victim to a cholera outbreak in India. As a result, Mary becomes the ward of an uncle in England she has never met. As she hesitantly tries to carve a new life for herself at imposing and secluded Misselthwaite Manor, Mary befriends a high-spirited boy named Dickon and investigates a secret garden on the Manor grounds. She also discovers a sickly young cousin, Colin, who has been shut away in a hidden Manor room. Together Mary and Dickon help Colin blossom, and in the process Mary finds her identity and melts the heart of her emotionally distant uncle. Bailey makes fluid transitions between the voices and accents of various characters, from terse Mrs. Medlock and surly groundskeeper Ben to chipper housemaid Martha. And most enjoyably, she gives Mary a believably childlike voice. A brief biography of the author is included in an introduction. Ages 6-12.
