The Secret Garden

Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter kommt Mary nach England auf das Schloss ihres sonderbaren Onkels. Die geheimnisvollen Umstände, die das verwöhnte Mädchen dort antrifft, krempeln sie völlig um. Heimlich findet sie Zugang zu dem hinter hohen Efeumauern verborgenen Lieblingsgarten ihrer verstorbenen Tante und baut sich dort eine eigene Welt auf. Als sie eines Nachts ihren zehnjährigen Vetter in einem der hundert Zimmer des düsteren Hauses schreien hört, fasst Mary einen wichtigen Entschluss...

Informationen zum Autor Frances Hodgson Burnett (18491924) was an English-American author and playwright. She is best known for her incredibly popular novels for children, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. Klappentext HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.' Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a lonely and unhappy child. A meeting with Dickon, her servant's brother begins her adventure and it is through their friendship and her relationship with her troubled hypochondriac cousin Colin that she begins to learn about herself. Their lives all begin to change when a Robin shows Mary the door to a mysterious secret garden. Zusammenfassung HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English-American author and playwright. She is best known for her incredibly popular novels for children, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.

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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.'

Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a lonely and unhappy child. A meeting with Dickon, her servant's brother begins her adventure and it is through their friendship and her relationship with her troubled hypochondriac cousin Colin that she begins to learn about herself. Their lives all begin to change when a Robin shows Mary the door to a mysterious secret garden.

Zusammenfassung
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.