The Secret Garden

THE SECRET GARDEN: - is written by American author Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in book form in 1911. This is novel for children and is a pastoral story of self-healing that became a classic of childrens literature. This book is considered to be among Burnetts best work. The novel revolves on Mary Lennox a selfish and disagreeable 10-year-old girl who is living in India with her wealthy British family. Neglected by her parents Mary is spoiled by her servants. Mary is orphaned when a cholera epidemic kills her parents and the servants.After staying briefly with an English clergyman she is sent to England to live with a widowed uncle his huge Yorkshire estate but he is rarely there. Consequently she is brought to the estate by the head housekeeper who shuts her into a room and tells her not to explore the house. Later on her interaction with nature transforms her and she becomes kinder and more considerate. The Secret Garden is a tale of transformation and feeling of extreme happiness in the presence of nature. The physical and spiritual healing that Mary experiences in the garden is mirrored in the natures seasons