The secret garden

Informationen zum Autor Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849. After living in poverty, she emigrated to the US in 1865. She wrote over forty books; the best-known today are The Secret Garden , A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. She died in 1924. Klappentext Set in Yorkshire, and first published in 1911, this is the story of two spoilt and lonely children who regain happiness by restoring a neglected garden. It was inspired by the rose garden in Great Maytham Hall, Kent, where the author lived for several years, and is illustrated by Charles Robinson. Zusammenfassung Set in Yorkshire, and first published in 1911, this is the story of two spoilt and lonely children who regain happiness by restoring a neglected garden. It was inspired by the rose garden in Great Maytham Hall, Kent, where the author lived for several years, and is illustrated by Charles Robinson.

Product details

• Authors: Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Assisted by: Charles Robinson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.1993
• EAN: 9781857159110
• ISBN: 978-1-85715-911-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 215 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS; Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Yorkshire, Interest age: from c 5 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, c 1900 to c 1909