The Secret Garden (Diversion Classics)

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Sep. 2015 · Diversion Books

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When troubled young Mary Lennox is orphaned, she is sent to live with her uncle in England. She hates his large estate and everyone in it. But after she discovers its secret garden and meets her cousin Colin, whose illness has left him unable to walk, her life begins to change. One of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s best-loved works, THE SECRET GARDEN is a story of family, persistence, and healing that readers of all ages will enjoy.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote for children and adults, publishing both plays and novels. She was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. Her father, who owned a furniture store, died when she was only four years old. Her mother struggled to keep the family business running while trying to raise five children. Finally, because of the failing Manchester economy, the family sold the store and immigrated to the United States. In 1865 they settled just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. Hoping to offset her family's continuing financial troubles, Burnett began to submit her stories to women's magazines. She was immediately successful. In the late 1860s her stories were published in nearly every popular American magazine. Burnett helped to support her family with income from the sale of her stories, even saving enough to finance a trip back to England, where she stayed for over a year. In 1879, Burnett published her first stories for children; two of her most popular are A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. In contrast to an extremely successful career, Burnett's personal life held many challenges. Her son Lionel was diagnosed with tuberculosis at age 15, from which he never recovered. His death inspired several stories about dead or dying children. Burnett lived her later years on Long Island, New York. She died in 1924.