The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

лют 2013 · Прадавец: Simon and Schuster

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A beautiful story about friendship, secrets, and the human spirit, The Secret Garden tells the story of the courage of two unhappy and withering children who become determined to make their lives, and the lives of others around them, more joyful. Orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live in her uncle's house on the Yorkshire moors, and the house is an unhappy one. Miserable and lonely, Mary starts to explore the house's gardens and she discovers a key to the secret garden.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett (November 24, 1849 – October 29, 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden (published in 1911), A Little Princess (published in 1905), and Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-6). She was born in Cheetham, England and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee.

Kelly Caswell is a British freelance illustrator who works from her home studio in the seaside town of Clevedon, Somerset. After completing an Illustration degree at Plymouth University, she worked as a designer at a publishing house in Bath before going freelance in 2009. Kelly illustrated the book Kat's Great Act, which was part of the Bug Club Series that won an award for "Best use of Multimedia" at the British Book Design & Production Awards. Outside the world of illustration Kelly is head chef and chief den maker for her little boy.