The Secret Garden, 1st Edition by Frances Hodgson Burnett - ISBN: 9780393926354
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Neglected garden unlocks secrets of healing, growth, and new life.

The Secret Garden, 1st Edition

A Norton Critical Edition

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    472 pages

  • Release Date

    8 January 2010

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Summary

Born in England and transplanted to New York toward the end of the Civil War, Burnett made her home in both countries, and today both countries claim her as their own. The Secret Garden, her best-known work, became an instant modern classic and world-wide bestseller upon its publication in 1911. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the first edition and is accompanied by explanatory annotations.

“Backgrounds and Contexts” and “Letters” illuminate important asp…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393926354
ISBN-10:0393926354
Author:Frances Hodgson Burnett, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:472
Edition:1st
Release Date:8 January 2010
Weight:457g
Dimensions:213mm x 132mm x 25mm
Series:Norton Critical Editions
About The Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an Anglo-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children’s stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is a professor of English at Dartmouth College. She is the author of Frances Hodgson Burnett, Black London, Carrington, Looking for Bijah and Lucy, and editor of The Annotated Secret Garden. She lives near Hanover, New Hampshire.

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