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Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24 1849. After her father’s death in 1853, Burnett’s mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to Tennessee in 1865 to stay with relatives in a log cabin. Frances lived there until 1873, when she married a doctor, Swan Burnett, whom she later divorced in 1898. She married Peter Townsend, an actor, in 1900.
From her teens Frances had written stories and tales to help her support the family and later claimed never to have written a manuscript that... Read More
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Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: August 31, 1993
Price: $3.99
The story of an unhappy little girl, her invalid cousin, and the healing power of friendship and love. Reading level: 4.8. Read more >
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Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $7.95
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... Read more >
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Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1987
Price: $3.95
Fer children's classics can match the charm and originality of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, the unforgettable story of sullen, sulky Mary Lennox, "the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen." When a cholera epidemic leaves her as an orphan, Mary is sent to England to live with her reclusive uncle, Archibald... Read more >
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Format: Hardcover
On Sale: October 10, 1995
Price: $15.95
By the author of The Secret Garden, the 1886 story of a curly-haired American boy who suddenly discovers he is the grandson of an English earl. Read more >
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Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 11, 1993
Price: $14.95
Frances Hodgson Burnett's celebration of the kingdom of earth takes place in a secret garden, where the orphaned Mary Lennox and the invalid boy, Colin, are magically restored to health and well-being by Nature's mysterious living force. The original illustrations, by Charles Robinson, are perfect visual companions to the rich and... Read more >
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Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1987
Price: $5.50
What secrets lie behind the doors at Misselthwaite manor? Recently arrived at her uncle's estate, orphaned mary Lennox is spoiled, sickly, and certain she won't enjoy living there. Then she discovers the arched doorway into an overgrown garden, shut up since the death of her aunt ten years earlier. Mary soon... Read more >
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Format: eBook
On Sale: November 27, 2007
Price: $3.95
The story of an unhappy little girl, her invalid cousin, and the healing power of friendship and love. Reading level: 4.8.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
