Baker & Taylor Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Baker & Taylor After arriving at her uncle's estate of Misselthwaite Manor, the orphaned, spoiled Mary Lennox discovers a mysterious hidden garden that begins to work some wonderful magic for Mary and her invalid cousin, Colin
Random House, Inc. "The Secret Garden should be on every child's bookshelf."&;Amanda Craig, The Time   An enchanting story of transformation and compassion, Frances Hodgson Burnett&;s The Secret Garden is widely considered to be one of the most important works of children&;s literature. After her parents die of cholera, Mary Lennox, a difficult and sickly little girl, is brought from India to her mysterious uncle&;s sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Mary continues in her self-absorbed ways until one day she discovers a hidden and neglected garden adjoining her uncle&;s mansion. When she meets Ben Weatherstaff, a curt but gentle gardener, and discovers her hidden-away invalid cousin, Colin Craven, the three come together to tend the garden, and Mary&;s life&;as well as the lives of those around her&;begins to change in unforeseen ways.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition published in 1911. 
Praise for The Secret Garden
&;It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.&;&;The New York Times
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