The Secret Garden (Diversion Classics)
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Publisher Description
When troubled young Mary Lennox is orphaned, she is sent to live with her uncle in England. She hates his large estate and everyone in it. But after she discovers its secret garden and meets her cousin Colin, whose illness has left him unable to walk, her life begins to change. One of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s best-loved works, THE SECRET GARDEN is a story of family, persistence, and healing that readers of all ages will enjoy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Soothing and mellifluous, native Briton Bailey's voice proves an excellent instrument for polishing up a new edition of Burnett's story. Bratty and spoiled Mary Lennox is orphaned when her parents fall victim to a cholera outbreak in India. As a result, Mary becomes the ward of an uncle in England she has never met. As she hesitantly tries to carve a new life for herself at imposing and secluded Misselthwaite Manor, Mary befriends a high-spirited boy named Dickon and investigates a secret garden on the Manor grounds. She also discovers a sickly young cousin, Colin, who has been shut away in a hidden Manor room. Together Mary and Dickon help Colin blossom, and in the process Mary finds her identity and melts the heart of her emotionally distant uncle. Bailey makes fluid transitions between the voices and accents of various characters, from terse Mrs. Medlock and surly groundskeeper Ben to chipper housemaid Martha. And most enjoyably, she gives Mary a believably childlike voice. A brief biography of the author is included in an introduction. Ages 6-12.
