Today I finished reading The Secret Garden. I grew up watching the movie, but had never read the book before. I love that it's about these soiled children who become less selfish by being outside and being in each others company. It was such a sweet children's book!
The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is a charming
book about a girl named Mary Lennox. She is a spoiled and sickly child
who lives in India. When her parents die because of a cholera epidemic,
she moves to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her rich uncle in England.
Things are a definite change for her. Slowly she becomes stronger and
starts to take an interest in the outdoors. She meets all sorts of
people like Martha, Dickon, and Colin. Martha is a maid on the grounds
who has taken a fancy to Mary, and Dickon is her brother. Dickon is
quite an unusual fellow. He possesses the ability to talk to animals and
is able to grow anything with a little bit of soil. Colin, who you will
meet later in the story, is a child who has basically given up the will
to live, believing he is doomed to be a hunchback like his father.
Strong-willed Mary reprimands him and takes matters into her own hands.
Mary has all kinds of adventures with strange sounds at night, funny
accents, and a locked garden. The Secret Garden is a wonderful book
about friendship, determination, and perseverence.
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