The Secret Garden - Centennial Edition. With an Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert
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| Verlag | Penguin US |
| Alter | 10 - 12 Jahre |
| Auflage | 2003 |
| Seiten | 277 |
| Format | 10,5 x 17,2 x 2 cm |
| Gewicht | 144 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 0451528832 |
| EAN | 9780451528834 |
| Bestell-Nr | 45152883EA |
Opening the door into the innermost places of the heart, The Secret Garden is a timeless classic that has left generations of readers with warm, lifelong memories of its magical charms.
When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen...
So begins the famous opening of one of the world's best-loved children's stories. First published in 1911, this is the poignant tale of a lonely little girl, orphaned and sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place, but with the help of the local boy Dickon, who earns the trust of the moor's wild animals with his honesty and love, the invalid Colin, a spoiled, unhappy boy terrified of life, and a mysterious, abandoned garden, Mary is eventually overcome by the mystery of life itself-its birth and renewal, its love and joy.
With an Afterword by Sandra M. Gilbert
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"It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted."-The New York Times
