The Secret Garden

- Author: Frances Hodgsen Burnett
- Genre: Children's Books
- Publication: 1909
- Pages: 234
- ISBN 9780879236496
- Adaptations: Film, Musical Theater
- Theme: The potential of healing illnesses with the mind

The Secret Garden is a classic Childrens Novel published in 1909 by Frances Hodgsen Burnett which has been adapted to both film and stage.
Plot Synopsis

A sickly little girl named Mary Lennox is orphaned and sent to England to live with her rich uncle. Being left mostly to her own devises, Lennox goes exploring and stumbles upon a garden that is in need of tending.
Lennox cares for the garden and, as she continues to work in it and make it beautiful again, she slowly begins to lose her sickly appearance.
Critical Response

"While The Secret Garden is an exquisite children's story, its timeless themes, precisely drawn characters, and taut narrative make it worthy of the serious discussion due any classic novel. It is a tale of redemption, rich with biblical symbolism and mythical associations." — The Penguin Group
Quote

"Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow." — LitQuotes

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The Secret Garden Adaptations
- The majority of the following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1919: The Secret Garden
- 1949: The Secret Garden
- 1975: The Secret Garden
- 1991: The Secret Garden Broadway Musical
- 1993: The Secret Garden