The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in The American Magazine (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is seen as a classic of English children's literature. Some of Burnett's other popular novels include Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Lost Prince and A Little Princess. Several stage and film adaptations have been made of The Secret Garden. The American edition was published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company with illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk (signed as M. L. Kirk) and the British edition by Heinemann with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson.
Front cover of the US edition | |
| Author | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | M. L. Kirk (US) Charles Robinson (UK) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Frederick A. Stokes (US) William Heinemann (UK) |
Publication date | 1911 (UK & US) |
| Pages | 375 (UK & US) |
| LC Class | PZ7.B934 Se 1911 |
| Text | The Secret Garden at Wikisource |
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