num_pages: 288
description: The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now annotated and with over one hundred stunning illustrations.Frances Hodgson Burnett was famous in her time for her adult novels and her forays into children's literature with Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. The Secret Garden, her story of an orphan girl who moves from India to the British countryside, has become a favorite book of every generation thereafter. Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, the author of the definitive biography of Burnett, brings out aspects of Burnett's life that led her to write the book, details of the Victorian England time period, attitudes toward children, and Burnett's spiritual leanings. Gerzina captures the magical nature of the tale and the coming together of three children through restoring a hidden garden. With over one hundred illustrations, many in vibrant color, The Annotated Secret Garden is an enchanting gift for any child or for any adult who is still a feisty child underneath. 55 color and 46 black-and-white illustrations.
language: English
title: The Annotated Secret Garden
titlecomplete: The Annotated Secret Garden
characters: Dr. Craven, Mary Lennox, Ben Weatherstaff, Archibald Craven, Martha Sowerby, Mrs. Medlock, Dickon Sowerby, Susan Sowerby, Colin Craven
genres: Fiction, Historical, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1124830
places: England, Yorkshire, England
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company