The Secret Garden: Special Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials Paperback - 1998
by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Tasha Tudor (Illustrator)
"(Neglected Colin) lives the life of a spoilt and incurable invalid until on 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.
About this book
The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, has remained one of the most popular children’s books since its publication in The American Magazine in 1910. The story tells of childhood emotions and experiences while keeping the central theme - if something is cared for, it will thrive.
The Secret Garden introduces us to a sour little girl, Mary Lennox, who is NOT a pleasure to be around. In fact, she yells like a little princess, can't make friends, and simply despises everything.
She remains quite contrary until she helps her garden grow - and finds someone worse off than herself to bring along for the ride.
Burnett was a British American novelist and playwright, best known for her novels Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. She regularly found inspiration through her observations of nature and the walled gardens at Maytham Hall in Kent England.
The American Magazine published the first edition of The Secret Garden in 1910
Reader reviews for The Secret Garden: Special Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials
Review summary
Readers largely praised The Secret Garden for its vivid depictions of nature and the believable transformation of its child protagonists, calling it a comforting, often nostalgic read that works well aloud with kids. Many admired its gentle exploration of friendship, loneliness, and the restorative power of the outdoors, with some noting a springtime appeal and even gardening inspiration. Critiques centered on dated elements—colonial and racist attitudes, ableism, and class stereotypes—as well as an ending that shifts focus from Mary to Colin and his father; a few found the opening dry or Dickon’s animal feats implausible, and the Yorkshire dialect divisive. Overall, despite reservations, most found it an uplifting, character-driven classic that still resonates.
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First line
From the rear cover
"One of th' gardens is locked up. No one has been in it for ten years."
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of mysterious secrets. There are nearly one hundred rooms, most of which are locked, and the house is filled with creepy old portraits and suits of armor. Mary rarely sees her uncle, and perhaps most unsettling of all is that at night she hears the sound of someone crying down one of the long corridors.
The gardens surrounding the odd property are Mary's escape and she explores every inch of them--all except for the mysterious walled-in, locked garden. Then one day, Mary discovers a key. Could it open the door to the garden?
First edition identification
The book was first published by Heinemann in London in 1911 with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson as a British edition. The first American edition was published by Fredrick A Stokes and Company with illustration by Maria Louise Kirk.
The original British edition features green cloth with gilt titles & decoration to the upperboard and spine. This can be identified by a publication date on the front panel.
The First American released two editions simultaneously, one featuring the publisher’s green cloth with illustration only on the upper board and gilt lettering to the spine. The other in blue cloth without illustrations.
Details
- Title The Secret Garden: Special Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials
- Author Frances Hodgson Burnett; Tasha Tudor (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 1998-03-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780064401883 / 006440188X
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (19.05 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
- Age range 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 970
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Theometrics: Secular
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects England, People with disabilities
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 85010291
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2007, Page 474
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