The Secret Garden: Special Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials
Frances Hodgson Burnett
(Author)
Tasha Tudor
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
What secrets lie behind the doors at Misselthwaite Manor? Recently arrived at her uncle's estate, orphaned Mary Lennox is spoiled, sickly, and certain she won't enjoy living there. Then she discovers the arched doorway into an overgrown garden, shut up since the death of her aunt ten years earlier. Mary soon begins transforming it into a thing of beauty--unaware that she is changing too.But Misselthwaite hides another secret, as mary discovers one night. High in a dark room, away from the rest of the house, lies her young cousin, Colin, who believes he is an incurable invalid, destined to die young. His tantrums are so frightful, no one can reason with him. If only, Mary hopes, she can get Colin to love the secret garden as much as she does, its magic will work wonders on him.
Product Details
Price
$9.99
$9.29
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publish Date
December 21, 2010
Pages
384
Dimensions
5.1 X 7.5 X 0.9 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780064401883
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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924). Novelist and children's writer, Hodgson Burnett's reputation rests on her three famous children's books, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. Frances Hodgson was born in Manchester in November 1849, one of five children of a well-to-do manufacturer. After the death of her father the family fell upon hard times and in 1865 they emigrated to America. Frances, however, was not to forget about her life in Manchester and her first novel, Lass o' Lowries (1877) tells of working-class life in Manchester. It was while deciding on the lay-out for her garden at her home in Long Island that Frances conceived and wrote The Secret Garden (1911), probably her best and most enduring work. In it the garden acts as a means of health and as a symbol of the growing personality. She continued to write up until her death in 1924, a few weeks short of her seventy-fifth birthday.
Tasha Tudor's detailed, delicate artwork has been cherished by millions of readers. She illustrated nearly one hundred books, and received multiple awards and honors, including two Caldecott Honors.
Reviews
"[Neglected Colin] lives the life of a spoilt and incurable invalid until the arrival of an orphaned cousin. The two children secretly combine to restore his mother's locked garden and Colin to health and his father's affection."-- "Four to Fourteen.""A most attractive edition in every respect." -- "BL."