num_pages: 288
description: "She was inside the wonderful garden and she could come through the door under the ivy at any time and she felt as if she had found a world of her own."After the death of her parents in India, sullen and self-absorbed Mary Lennox is sent to live on her uncle's estate on the Yorkshire moors. Exploring the grounds, Mary discovers a walled garden, locked up, abandoned, and in ruins; and in a distant room in the house she finds a cousin she never knew existed-Colin, an invalid, ignored by his father and expecting to die. Mary and Dickon, the housemaid's spirited brother, befriend Colin, and set about restoring the garden, which opens up a world of magic, reconciling the children to the world of life.Originally published in 1911, The Secret Garden, an extraordinary novel that has influenced writers such as Eliot and Lawrence, highlights the transforming powers of love, joy, and nature, and of mystical faith and positive thinking.
language: English
title: The Secret Garden
titlecomplete: The Secret Garden
characters: Dr. Craven, Colin Craven, Mrs. Medlock, Dickon Sowerby, Ben Weatherstaff, Archibald Craven, Martha Sowerby, Susan Sowerby, Mary Lennox
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Young Adult, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 1124695
places: Yorkshire, England, England
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Penguin Classics