The Secret Garden (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)

In this beloved story | readers travel with Mary Lennox | a spoiled and sullen orphan | from colonial India to Misselthwaite Manor | a forbidding estate on the Yorkshire moors. There | in the unlikeliest of places | Mary discovers and helps restore an abandoned garden and | in the process | blossoms herself into a creature of loving kindness. Mary ;s transformation begins when she meets a no-nonsense housekeeper | a brusque gardener | and a sprightly robin that leads her to the hidden garden. With the help of Dickon | a boy with an almost supernatural affinity for animals and plants | and Colin | her frail cousin | Mary works in secret to bring new life to the old garden. The three friends find their efforts rewarded not only with all the pleasure that blooming flowers bring | but also the blessings of good health and high spirits. Since its initial appearance in 1911 | this cherished classic of children ;s literature by the author of A Little Princess has enchanted readers. Now available in this unabridged | modestly priced edition | The Secret Garden will continue to charm modern readers of all ages.