The Annotated Secret Garden

334 Pages·2007·10.38 MB·English

by  Frances Hodgson Burnett

: ISBN 978-0-393-06029-4 USA $35.00 : ^
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^ i THE MUCH-LOVED TALE READ BY GENERATIONS,
NOW ANNOTATED AND WITH OVER ONE
^ HUNDRED STUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS.
F
rances Hodgson Burnett was famous :
in her time for her adult novels and her •
forays into children's literature with Little :
Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. The Secret \
Garden, her story of an orphan girl who moves :
from India to the British countryside, has •
become a favorite book of every generation :
thereafter. \
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, the author of :
the definitive biography of Burnett, brings out •
aspects of Burnett's life that led her to write the :
book, including the death of her son and her \
own love of gardening. Gerzina presents details :
of the Victorian England setting: the tasks of \
the different servants, the role of education, :
the attitude toward children, and even why \
raincoats are called macintoshes. :
Gerzina explores Burnett's spiritual lean- \
ings, which tended toward the mystical. In her •
introduction, she speaks to the proliferation of \
The Secret Garden in movies, a play, paper •
dolls, a recipe book, and more. She captures \
the timeless, magical nature of this beloved tale •
of three children who come together to restore \
a hidden garden. •
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I With its extraordinary illustrations, many •
: by major artists of children's books and in :
• vibrant color, and photographs of Burnett and •
: her family, The Annotated Secret Garden is an :
• enchanting gift for any child or for any adult \
: who is still a feisty child underneath.
GRETCHEN H0LBR00K GERZINA is the
Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography
and a professor of English at Dartmouth
College. Gerzina, who lives in Vermont, is the
author of Frances Hodgson Burnett, Black
London, Carrington, and the forthcoming Mr.
and Mrs. Prince.
JACKET DESIGN BY CHIN-YEE LAI
FRONT JACKET ILLUSTRATIONS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT):
CHARLES ROBINSON; MARIA L. KIRK; CHARLES ROBINSON; MARIA L.
KIRK; MARIA L. KIRK; TASHA TUDOR. ILLUSTRATIONS © 1962 BY IB
LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. ILLUSTRATIONS © RENEWED 1990 BY
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
BACK JACKET (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): MARIA L. KIRK:
ALL OTHERS CHARLES ROBINSON
AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSEPH MEHLING
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.
The annotated Secret garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett ;
edited with an introduction and notes by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-393-06029-4 (hardcover)
1. Orphans—Fiction. 2. Friendship—Fiction. 3. Sick children—Fiction.
4. Yorkshire (England)—Fiction. I. Gerzina, Gretchen. II. Title.
PS1214.A56 2007
813'.4—dc21
2007018527
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