Barnes & Noble Classics: The Secret Garden

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This edition is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, offering quality, affordable editions with new scholarship, thoughtful design, and extras. Features include new introductions from contemporary writers, author biographies, chronologies of historical events, footnotes, endnotes, discussions of inspired works, comments from famous authors, study questions, bibliographies, and indices or glossaries when appropriate. Each edition is beautifully designed and printed to high standards, some with historical illustrations. The series enriches readers' understanding of enduring works through a blend of biographical, historical, and literary influences. Frances Hodgson Burnett's most beloved work introduces Mary Lennox, described as “the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.” After losing her parents to cholera, she is sent to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor. There, she meets her cousin Colin, who is equally spoiled and unloved. Both children are like spiritual secret gardens, needing care to flourish. Mary discovers a hidden, neglected garden on the estate, which she and Colin, along with local boy Dickon, transform into a vibrant paradise. Their love for nature helps them heal and find happiness. This edition features original illustrations by Charles Robinson.