"The Secret Garden" is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published
inserial format
beginning in 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911.
It is now one ofFrances HodgsonBurnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English
children's literature.
Here you can find a simplified
version of the novel and some activity worksheets here and here.
Click here to read a book review. Here you can find a detailed analysis of the novel.
Frances Hodgson Burnett’sThe Secret Gardenhas been described as “the most significantchildren’s book of the 20th century.”
First published in 1911, after being serialised in The American Magazine, it was dismissed by one critic at the time as simple and lacking “plenty of excitement”. The novel is, in fact, a sensitive and complex story, which explores how a relationship with nature can foster our emotional and physical well-being. Read here.
