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The Secret Garden
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Secret Garden
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Introduction by Alice Sebold
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Series | Modern Library Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 132 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780812969986
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Classifications | Dewey:813.4 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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Imprint |
Random House USA Inc
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Publication Date |
11 November 2003 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A classic for readers of all ages for over ninety years, Frances Hodgson Burnett' The Secret Garden is a magical story of transformation, imagination, and redemption. 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 too is changing.
Author Biography
Alice Sebold is the author of the novel The Lovely Bones, and a memoir, Lucky. She lives in California with her husband.
Reviews"It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted."-The New York Times
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