After being orphaned, Mary Lennox is sent to live with her reclusive uncle in a gloomy English manor, where she discovers a hidden, neglected garden. As she brings the garden back to life, she and those around her experience healing, friendship, and renewal. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is a timeless story of transformation, nature’s magic, and the redemptive power of love and hope.
Date: 1911 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~375 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~15.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Children, Historical Fiction
"One of the greatest books ever written for children" — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, psychoanalyst and author
"In Matilda, she liked The Secret Garden best of all the children's books in the library" — Roald Dahl, beloved British children's author (describing his character Matilda's favorite book)
"The Secret Garden is one of the best children's books" — The New York Times, premier American newspaper
"'The Secret Garden'... with a capacity to reach thoughtful and self-reflective children" — Marghanita Laski, British novelist and critic
"This unusual story... has proved to be the most lasting element of Burnett's literary legacy... ahead of its time" — The Guardian, leading British newspaper and literary review outlet
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