{"product_id":"the-secret-garden-frances-hodgson-burnett-9791043138713","title":"The Secret Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Hodgson Burnett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary\u003c\/strong\u003e's parents fall ill and die, forcing her to be transplanted from India to the English countryside. She arrives at a strange and foreign country manor, where she discovers a long-neglected garden and hears strange sobbing noises at night.Thus begins \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e, a children's book with an unusually dense collection of themes, symbols, and motifs. \u003cstrong\u003eMary\u003c\/strong\u003e's personal development mirrors her unraveling the secret of the hidden garden, and a subtle backdrop of magical realism adds a mysterious air to the proceedings.Contemporary reception left \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e largely unnoticed, eclipsed by Hodgson's other work, \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e Fauntleroy. Since then, however, the book's reputation has steadily grown, with modern critics considering it one of the finest children's books of the 20th century.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Hodgson Burnett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary\u003c\/strong\u003e's parents fall ill and die, forcing her to be transplanted from India to the English countryside. She arrives at a strange and foreign country manor, where she discovers a long-neglected garden and hears strange sobbing noises at night.Thus begins \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e, a children's book with an unusually dense collection of themes, symbols, and motifs. \u003cstrong\u003eMary\u003c\/strong\u003e's personal development mirrors her unraveling the secret of the hidden garden, and a subtle backdrop of magical realism adds a mysterious air to the proceedings.Contemporary reception left \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e largely unnoticed, eclipsed by Hodgson's other work, \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e Fauntleroy. Since then, however, the book's reputation has steadily grown, with modern critics considering it one of the finest children's books of the 20th century.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Hodgson Burnett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary\u003c\/strong\u003e's parents fall ill and die, forcing her to be transplanted from India to the English countryside. She arrives at a strange and foreign country manor, where she discovers a long-neglected garden and hears strange sobbing noises at night.Thus begins \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e, a children's book with an unusually dense collection of themes, symbols, and motifs. \u003cstrong\u003eMary\u003c\/strong\u003e's personal development mirrors her unraveling the secret of the hidden garden, and a subtle backdrop of magical realism adds a mysterious air to the proceedings.Contemporary reception left \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e largely unnoticed, eclipsed by Hodgson's other work, \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e Fauntleroy. Since then, however, the book's reputation has steadily grown, with modern critics considering it one of the finest children's books of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Hodgson Burnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043138713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Frances Hodgson Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520305344767,"sku":"9791043138713","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81fef353-82a9-4305-a17d-469c9be37a92.jpg?v=1778741964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-garden-frances-hodgson-burnett-9791043138713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}